THE BUELL ZA (MEXICAN STYLE)

The traditional Buell Za is a staple in our house. In fact, we had it last night. :) Here is a little twist on it that is SUPER yummy. The sauce is made of black beans and roasted red peppers! YUM!

For the Sauce:

1 cup back beans, rinsed

1/2 cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers

1 medium clove garlic, quartered

1 tablespoon chili powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Toppings:

Monterey jack cheese

Red bell pepper

Green onions

Black olives

Tomates

Crushed tortilla chips

Jalapenos

Sour cream

THE CRUST

Directions:

- Preheat the oven, with a pizza stone on the lowest rack, to 550 degrees F. Lightly dust a pizza peel with flour.

- Using one ball of dough at a time, lightly dust the dough with flour, and flatten with your hands. Continue to flatten with a rolling pin until it is about 1/4 of an inch thick. Place the rolled out dough on the floured peel.

- To make the sauce: Place beans, peppers, garlic, chili powder and salt in a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.

- Spread the sauce over the pizza leaving about an inch around the edge.

- Sprinkle the cheese on top followed by the toppings of your choice (excluding the tortilla chips)

- Bake for about 12-15 min or until the edges start to brown.

- Take the pizza out of the oven and sprinkle on the crushed tortilla chips.

Enjoy! :)