Mmmmm pizza. There's just something so addictive about it. I guess it's the soft pizza dough.. the gooey mozzarella cheese... oh lordy. It's irresistible! I love how you can make pizza so many different ways. This authentic
Margherita version is one of my favorites. Whenever we go down to Vegas to eat at The Cheesecake Factory, I always order it. It is to die for!
Margherita Pizza1 recipe for Homemade pizza dough (enough for a 16 inch pizza)
(try
this one! It's my go-to pizza dough.)
7-8 ripe Roma Tomatoes
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
12 ounces fresh Mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
2 Tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (optional)
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Kosher salt and black pepper, for sprinkling
DIRECTIONS: Lightly oil a 16 inch pizza pan. Prepare dough, roll it out and place in prepared pan. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Dice the tomatoes and discard seeds. Place tomatoes in a large bowl and combine with the olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread tomato mixture over the pizza dough.
Bake 15-20 minutes on the lowest oven rack.
Remove pizza from oven and arrange mozzarella and Parmesan on top of tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return to oven until cheese is melted and bubbling. (about 5-10 more minutes)
Top with basil and serve!
(Recipe Source:
The Food Nanny)
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