Recipe - Fresh Mozzarella Italian Sausage And Roasted Pepper Calzon

1 Ball of basic pizza dough
(enough dough for 1 pizza)
1 tablespoon Olive oil
Salt and white pepper
One half cup Thick pesto
One half cup Roasted garlic
1 cup Diced Italian sausage,
cooked
1 Red pepper, roasted, peeled,
seeded and julienned
2 tablespoon Chiffonade of basil
4 sl (1/2inch) fresh Mozzarella
cheese
1 Egg, beaten
1 cup Spicy tomato sauce, hot
2 tablespoon Grated ParmigianoReggiano
cheese
1 tablespoon Chopped chives
1 tablespoon Brunoise red peppers

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Place the dough out onto a floured
surface. Roll the dough out to form a 12inch circle. Spread the pesto over
one half of the dough. Layer the garlic, sausage, peppe rs, and basil,
alternately over the pesto. Lay the Mozzarella cheese over the basil. Fold
the other side of the dough over the filling and pinch the edges to seal
the calzone. Make three slashes acro ss the top of the calzone. Place the
calzone on a parchmentlined baking sheet. Brush the calzone with the egg
wash. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Spoon the sauce in the
center of the pl ate. Slice the calzone in half and place in the center of
the sauce. Garnish with the grated cheese, chives and brunoise peppers.

From Essence of Emeril Show # 2410

Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #533 by "Master
Harper Gaellon" gaellon@inch.com on Mar 21, 1997