Calzone With Sun Dried Tomatoes

If you are a pizza fan you'll love this! It's mega popular with the teen set i can tell you. Prep does not include making the dough.

Prepare 1 recipe pizza dough and let it rise.

While dough rises , prepare filling:.

In a medium frying pan heat tomato oil over moderate heat , add onion and cook , stirring often , until soft but not browned.

Mix in garlic , then remove from heat.

In a medium bowl mix ricotta cheese with dried tomatoes and parsley.

Stir in cooked onion mixture.

Divide dough into two equal portions.

Roll each half out on a floured surface to a 12-inch circle.

Spread half of the ricotta filling over half of each circle of dough , leaving about a 1 / 2-inch margin.

Sprinkle half of each circle with half of the meat strips and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese.

Fold circles in halves over filling , moistening and pinching edges together to seal.

Preheat oven to 450~ f.

Sprinkle a large , greased baking sheet lightly with cornmeal.

Place calzones well apart on prepared baking sheet.

Let rise until puffy.

Bake to a deep golden color.

Brush tops lightly with olive oil , then serve hot.

pizza dough, oil, onion, garlic clove, ricotta cheese, sun-dried tomato, fresh parsley, salami, mozzarella cheese, cornmeal, olive oil