Southwest Pizza with Cornmeal Crust

Ingredients

 * 2 Cups Cooked black beans
 * 2 Cups Prepared salsa
 * 4 California avocados
 * ¼ Cup lemon juice
 * Unbaked corn meal pizza shells - Recipe follows
 * 1 ½ Pounds Pepper Jack Cheese, shredded
 * Chopped cilantro - as needed for garnish

Directions
JUST BEFORE SERVICE

Mix beans and salsa; reserve.

Dice avocado and toss with lemon juice.

PER ORDER

Spread pizza shell with 1 cup black bean mixture; sprinkle with 1 avocado (diced), then 1-1/2 cups Cheese. Bake at 500 °F until crust is browned and Cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro; cut into 8 slices.

cornmeal Pizza Dough

Dissolve 2 tablespoons Sugar in 2 cups water (110 °F); dissolve 1/2 ounce dried yeast in mixture. Let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 4 cups flour, 2 cups cornmeal and 2 teaspoons salt; pour in reserved yeast mixture with 1/2 cup olive oil. Beat until soft dough forms. Knead dough, adding remaining 1/2 cup flour as necessary. Proof dough until double in bulk; punch down. Shape dough into a ball. Divide dough into fourths; shape each into 12-inch pizza shells. Yield: 4 12-inch Shells.