Niçoise French Bread Pizza

Dinner ready in just 40 minutes! Enjoy this French-style bread pizza topped with roasted vegetables, eggs, olives and cheese. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

October 21, 2010

roma (plum) tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices

medium green bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch rings

large onion, thinly sliced

1/2

cup Italian dressing

1/2

loaf (1-pound size) French bread, cut horizontally in half

hard-cooked eggs, sliced

1/4

cup sliced ripe olives

cup finely shredded mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)

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Heat oven to 450º. Line jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with aluminum foil. Spread tomatoes, bell pepper and onion on foil. Brush both sides of vegetables with about half of the dressing. Bake uncovered 12 to 15 minutes or until onion is crisp-tender.
2

Reduce oven temperature to 375º. Remove vegetables and foil from pan. Place bread halves, cut sides up, in pan. Brush with remaining dressing. Top evenly with roasted vegetables, eggs, olives and cheese.
3

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into 2-inch slices.

Salade Niçoise is a salad from the French city of Nice, perched on the glamorous French Riviera. The salad is often served with crusty French bread so a French bread pizza is a perfect adaptation. For do-ahead convenience, bake the vegetables and refrigerate them up to two days before preparing the pizza.
Add 1 can (6 ounces) white tuna in water, drained, with the roasted vegetables in step 2. Continue as directed.