Product/Service

Strawberry Dessert Pizza

Source: California Strawberry Commission
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
    1 (12-inch) Italian bread shell, such as Boboli
    12 ounces Neufchatel cheese
    3 tablespoons honey
    2 tablespoons orange juice
    1 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel
    1/4 cup blueberries
    1 pint basket California strawberries, stemmed and sliced
    1/4 cup raspberries
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake bread shell on ungreased baking sheet 5 to 7 minutes until crisp; cool. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cheese, honey, orange juice and peel. Spread bread shell with cheese mixture to within 1/2 inch of edge. Sprinkle blueberries on cheese mixture around edge of pizza, arrange strawberries inside circle of blueberries in star burst pattern. Mound raspberries in center. Cut into wedges to serve.
Makes 6 servings
Nutritional Information Per Serving: 360 calories; 12g fat; 20mg cholesterol; 680mg sodium; 51g carbohydrate; 2g fiber; 13g protein.

Flavor Variations:

Almondine: Substitute milk for the orange juice, omit the orange peel and mix 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon almond extract into cheese mixture. Sprinkle the dessert with toasted, sliced almonds.

Zesty Lemon: Substitute milk for the orange juice, substitute freshly grated lemon peel for the orange peel and mix 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg into the cheese mixture.

California Strawberry Commission, 41 Hanger Way, P.O. Box 269, Watsonville, CA 95077. Tel: 415-984-2268; Fax: 415-984-2293.