Margherita Pizza

By akselden

Ingredients

• 1/2 recipe basic Pizza dough
• 1 cup Basic Pizza Sauce
• 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, cut into thin slices
• 2 ripe plum tomatoes, cut into 1/4 inch dice
• 8 whole fresh basil leaves, or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 8 imported black olives, pitted
• Olive oil (about 1 tablespoon)
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. At least 1/2 hour before cooking, preheat oven to 500°F. Shape dough and place on prepared pan.
2 Spread sauce on top of dough, leaving a 1 inch rim. Arrange mozzarella evenly over sauce; sprinkle with tomatoes. Arrange basil and olives on top.
3. Drizzle oil over topping; sprinkle with pepper.
4. Bake until crust is golden brown, 15-20 minutes.
Serves 2-4.