Margherita Pizza (Pizza Margherita)

By myoung

A light pizza with olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Perfect with a beer on a hot summer night. I was inspired to try and make this myself after having an delicious version of it at Small Bar in Chicago. Yum!

Ingredients

• 12 inches thin pizza crust (I use Boboli 12-inch thin crust)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3 -4 large basil leaves, cut into strips
• 2 small tomatoes, cut thinly
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper, to taste
• crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Preheat the oven to 450°F.

2 Drizzle the olive oil over the pizza shell. Use a brush to spread it around and make sure to get the crust!

3 Next, disperse the finely chopped garlic evenly.

4 Spread the mozzarella cheese throughout the top, but keep it thin.

5 Place the thinly sliced tomatoes across the entire pizza.

6 Lightly salt and pepper the tomatoes with the kosher salt.

7 Spread the fresh basil leaves, making sure to get some on tomatoes and on just the cheese itself.

8 Cook the pizza in the oven for about 9-10 minutes, or until sufficiently crispy and melted to your liking.

9 Add a little Parmesan cheese and (optional) crushed red pepper and enjoy!