Monday, June 3, 2013

Quick Margherita Pizza

This really is delicious, and easy.  From Cooking Light.  Give it a try!  I was actually pretty impressed with the store bought dough in a pop up tin, but if you have an aversion, any pizza dough will do!


  • (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 t extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • garlic clove, halved
  • plum tomatoes, thinly sliced (I used Roma)
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 1 t balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Unroll crust dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 13 x 11-inch rectangle. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Remove crust from oven, and brush with 1/2 teaspoon oil. Rub crust with cut sides of garlic.
  3. Arrange tomato slices on crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden.
  4. Combine 1/2 teaspoon oil and vinegar, stirring with a whisk.
  5. Sprinkle pizza evenly with sliced basil, salt, and pepper. Drizzle the vinegar mixture evenly over the pizza. Cut pizza into 8 pieces.

  6. (picture from Cooking Light)

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