Apple-Anise Pizza

Apple-Anise Pizza


Ingredients

1 12 inch Italian bread shell (such as Boboli)
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium Granny Smith apples, cored and thinly sliced (3 cups)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon anise seeds
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese or Gruyere cheese (4 oz.)

Honey (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place bread shell on pizza pan. Bake 8 minutes or until hot. In large skillet cook shallots in hot oil for 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in apples. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until apples are crisp-tender. Stir in walnuts, 2 tablespoons honey, anise seeds, and dash ground black pepper. Spoon apple mixture evenly over bread shell. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 to 8 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Drizzle with additional honey. To serve, cut in wedges. Makes 16 appetizer servings.

Nutrition Facts (Apple-Anise Pizza)
Per serving: 135 kcal cal., 6 g fat (2 g sat. fat, 1 g polyunsaturated fat, 1 g monounsatured fat), 8 mg chol., 150 mg sodium, 17 g carb., 1 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 5 g pro. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet