Ingredients

  • Yellow cornmeal for sprinkling the pan
  • 1 recipe pizza dough
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup tomato pizza sauce (recipe precedes)
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon minced seeded pickled jalapeno (wear rubber gloves)
  • 1 cup finely diced Monterey Jack (about 1/4 pound)
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1 small red bell pepper, cut crosswise into thin rings
  • 1 small yellow bell pepper, cut crosswise into thin rings
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/3 cup pitted black olives, sliced crosswise
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander, or to taste

Method

  • Sprinkle an oiled 14-inch black steel pizza pan or black steel baking sheet with the cornmeal.Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 14-inch round, fit it into the pan, and brush it with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the tomato sauce, cumin, and jalapeno pepper and spead the mixture evenly on the dough.
  • Sprinkle the Monterey Jack over the mixture and arrange the onion and the bell pepper rings on the pizza.
  • Sprinkle garlic and olives on the pizza, season the pizza with salt and black pepper, and drizzle it with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
  • Bake the pizza on the bottom shelf of a preheated 500 degree F electric oven or on the floor of a preheated 500 degree F gas oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
  • Transfer the pizza with spatulas to a cutting board, sprinkle it with the coriander, and cut it into wedges, preferably with pizza wheel.