Margherita Pizza

Okay, so here is a quicker lighter alternative to the pervious pizza post. This one lends itself to crowd pleasing appetizers or you can eat it as a meal if you really dig it.



Margherita Pizza

1 can refridgerated pizza dough
1-2 cups finely grated mozzarella cheese
4 roma tomatoes sliced thin
4-5 leaves fresh basil sliced into long thin strips
2 tbs olive oil
1 tbs minced garlic
1 tbs olive oil (or truffle oil if you're feeling adventurous)
1 tbs blasamic vinegar
Cooking spray




1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray. Roll out pizza crust until 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Place in oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
2. Combine 2 tbs olive oil and minced garlic in a small bowl. Brush crust with oil and garlic mixture.
3. Arrange tomato slices on crust leaving a half inch border. Sprinkle pizza with mozzarella. Evenly distribute basil leaves around pizza. Bake for 12 minutes, until cheese is melted and crust is golden.
4. Mix together 1 tbs olive oil (or truffle oil) and balsamic vinegar. Carefully drizzle over pizza. Cut into slices and enjoy!

Super Delicious Pizza

This pizza was so good we ate it all in one night! I love when I make things that don't have left overs! It's real easy to make and really healthy. (And way less expensive than any kind of delivery pizza)


1 pkg pizza crust mix
4-5 roma tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 pkg fresh mozzarella
parsley
basil
rosemary
olive oil
handful of spinach
4 mushrooms sliced
balsamic glaze


1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Cut tomatoes in half and place in a 2 inch deep pan, cut side up. Slice garlic cloves super thin and place on top of tomatoes. sprinkle with rosemary, basil and parsley. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, flipping tomatoes over half way through.
3. Make pizza crust according to package. Press into a round pizza pan.
4. When tomatoes are baked, remove from oven. Blend 3-4 tomato halves until liquid. Spread tomato mixture onto pizza crust. Slice remaining baked tomatoes and spread evenly across pizza.
5. Remove baked garlic from the tomato pan and spread across pizza. Slice up mozzarella and spread the large pieces evenly around pizza. Place the mushroom slices and spinach evenly around the pizza. Drizzle the balsamic glaze lightly across the pizza toppings.
6. Bake until pizza crust is golden brown (about 20 minutes).