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Quick Margherita Pizza

Difficutly: very easy
Time: 5 Min
Portion: 1 serving
Ingredients:

INGREDIENTS

1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough (I used homemade dough)
Cooking spray
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 garlic clove, halved
5 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced (I used cherry tomatoes, quartered)
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

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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.

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.

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

[NOTES: Recipe didn't say what to do with the leftover garlic so I minced it up and added it to the oil-vinegar mixture. Cant waste any garlic. That would be blasphemy!]

Sprinkle pizza evenly with sliced basil, salt, and pepper. Drizzle the vinegar mixture evenly over the pizza. Cut pizza into 8 pieces. (I served with side salad)

 

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