Going Greek!

Who knew that a Greek style pizza could be so good? I didn't really know what I was doing when I created this pizza, but man, it turned out so incredibly good! I used a combination of recipes that I found for Greek salads, Greek spiced chicken, and the lemon vinaigrette that topped the pizza. Usually I make a whole wheat pizza crust, but for some reason I was craving a white crust. I also used my pizza stone (which I love and totally recommend be used anytime you make pizza-it makes the biggest difference). I left the cheese off of my half and just put it on my husbands. I topped the pizza with fresh tomatoes and shredded basil (fresh) and a delicious, tangy lemon vineagrette. I can't wait to eat the leftovers tomorrow!

Greek Pizza

1 pound pizza dough

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

3/4 cup plain, non or low fat yogurt

1 lemon juiced

1/2 tsp. each cumin, coriander, oregano

1 Tbsp. grill seasoning

1 roasted red bell pepper

1 8 oz. pkg. mushrooms, sliced and sauteed until moisture is evaporated

1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives

1/2 red onion, sliced

1/2 cup hummus

1 tomato diced

6 basil leaves thinly sliced

mozzerella cheese

crumbled feta cheese

smoked gouda cheese

1 lemon juiced and zested

1 clove garlic, minced

dash salt

dash pepper

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 Tbsp. fresh oregano minced or 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

If using pizza stone, follow the directions for preheating it. Prepare marinade for chicken by combining yogurt, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, oregano, and grill seasoning. Coat chicken in the marinade and let sit for at least 20 minutes. Grill or broil chicken until no longer pink in the center and juices run clcear. Roll out your favorite pizza dough into desired shape of pizza. Place in oven for about 10 minutes at 425 degrees. When crust starts to looked lightly baked, remove from oven. Spread hummus on top of pizza crust. Top with desired amount of mozzerella and gounda cheeses, red onion, olives, sauteed mushrooms, roasted bell pepper. Place pizza back in oven and cook until crust is light golden brown.

Meanwhile, prepare vineagrette by combining juice and zest of one lemon, minced garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and oregano. Set aside.

When pizza has been cooked, top with chicken (diced or shredded), fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, crumbled feta and drizzle vineagrette over the top. ENJOY!!!!!!