Pizza margherita

Ingredients

1 pizza crust (fresh or refrigerated dough ball works best!)
Cooking spray
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, halved
5 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Easy

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. Shape crust on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray (or rubbed with a little olive oil). Bake at 400° for 8 minutes.

3. Remove crust from oven, and use a basting brush to brush with oil. Rub crust with cut sides of garlic.

4. Arrange tomato slices on crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border; sprinkle evenly with cheese.

5. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden.

6. Combine 1/2 teaspoon oil and vinegar, stirring with a whisk

7. Sprinkle pizza evenly with sliced basil, salt, and pepper. Drizzle the vinegar mixture evenly over the pizza. Cut pizza into 8 pieces.

main courses, pizza September 23, 2012 04:03

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