Quick Pizza Margherita

Name: Quick Pizza Margherita
Ingredients: 1 (10 ounce) canrefrigerated pizza dough; cooking spray; 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil, divided; 1 garlic clove, halved; 5 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced (about 3/4 pound); 1 cup shredded fresh mozzarella cheese; 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar; 12 cup thinly sliced fresh basil; 18 teaspoon salt; 18 teaspoon black pepper

10 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) canrefrigerated pizza dough
cooking spray
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 garlic clove, halved
5 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced (about 3/4 pound)
1 cup shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
12 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
18 teaspoon salt
18 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400F.
2

Unroll crust dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 13x11-inch rectangle.
3

Bake at 400F for 8 minutes.
4

Remove crust from oven, and brush with 1/2 teaspoon oil.
5

Rub crust with cut sides of garlic.
6

Arrange tomato slices on crust, leaving 1/2-inch border; sprinle evenly with cheese.
7

Bake at 400F for 12 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden.
8

Combine 1/2 teaspoon oil and vinegar, stirring with a whisk.
9

Sprinkle pizza evenly with sliced basil, salt, and pepper.
10

Drizzle the vinegar mixture evenly over the pizza.
11

Cut pizza into 8 pieces.