Servings: 4
Start to finish: 1 hour
1 pound refrigerated pizza dough
1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, plus their oil
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
6 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup jarred whole baby artichokes packed in water (4 ounces)
Salt and pepper
1 cup fresh basil
1/4 ounce Parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 ounces (2 cups) baby arugula
Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 500 F. Place dough in zipper-lock bag and submerge in large bowl of hot water, squeezing periodically to warm through, about 10 minutes. Measure out and reserve 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato oil. Pat sun-dried tomatoes dry and chop coarse. Cut olives in half. Slice mozzarella 1/4 inch thick and pat dry. Drain artichokes, pat dry, and halve.
Spray rimmed baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. Press and roll dough into 15-by-11-inch rectangle on lightly floured counter. (If dough springs back, roll into as large a rectangle as possible, then let rest on counter for 5 minutes before continuing to roll out.) Transfer dough to prepared sheet and press to edges of sheet. Bake dough until bottom is just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
Remove crust from oven and press flat any large bubbles with spatula. Brush dough with sun-dried tomato oil, leaving 1/2-inch border around edge. Arrange olives, mozzarella, artichokes, and sun-dried tomatoes over crust and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
Bake flatbread until mozzarella is melted and crust is golden around edges, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking.
While flatbread bakes, pick 1 cup basil leaves. Grate Parmesan (2 tablespoons). Mince garlic. Process olive oil, pine nuts, 2 tablespoons water, basil, and garlic in food processor until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to small bowl, stir in Parmesan, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer flatbread to wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. While flatbread cools, transfer 1 tablespoon pesto to large bowl. Add arugula to bowl, toss to coat, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Dollop remaining pesto over flatbread to taste, then arrange arugula over top. Slice flatbread and serve.
Nutrition information per serving: 705 calories; 357 calories from fat; 40 g fat ( 10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 35 mg cholesterol; 1655 mg sodium; 62 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 20 g protein.
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