Recipes

Three Herb Pesto Pizza
  • Ingredients
  • 1 batch Simple Pizza Crust (page 119)
  • 1/2 cup Three Herb Pesto (page 31)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 pound ripe Italian style tomatoes, cored and sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, finely minced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
  1. Prepare Simple Pizza Crust
  2. Preheat oven to 350F
  3. While crust is rising, prepare Three Herb Pesto
  4. Lightly brush a 14-inch pizza pan with olive oil
  5. Shape dough to fit pizza pan
  6. Spread pesto over dough and bake for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, slice and core the tomatoes and shred the mozzarella
  7. Remove pizza from oven and place on a heat-safe surface
  8. Toss mozzarella and garlic together
  9. Sprinkle the cheese and garlic mixture on the pizza
  10. Distribute the tomatoes and olives evenly across the top of the the pizza
  11. Return pizza to oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes or until crust is crisp
  12. Serves 4 to 6.


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