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Easy Caprese Pizza

Easy Caprese Pizza
Easy Caprese Pizza
Easy Caprese Pizza
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Easy Caprese Pizza
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. refrigerated fresh pizza dough or pick one up from a Pizza Place
  • 2 c. cherry tomatoes, halved (if you can get the variety colors)
  • Olive oil
  • 3 T. balsamic vinegar
  • 1 T. cornmeal
  • 3 T. minced garlic
  • 3.5 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
  • PAM
  • Salt, black pepper, garlic powder
  • ¼ c. thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
Instructions
  1. Let refrigerated dough stand at room temperature, covered for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat broiler to HIGH.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the tomatoes on paper. Drizzle with olive oil, toss to coat.
  4. Broil for 10 minutes or until tomatoes begin to brown.
  5. Bring vinegar to a simmer in a saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes or until reduced by half.
  6. Place pizza stone or heavy baking sheet in oven.
  7. Preheat oven to 500 (keep pizza stone or baking sheet in oven as it preheats.)
  8. Roll dough into 14” circle on lightly floured surface.
  9. Pierce dough liberally with a fork.
  10. Remove pizza stone or baking sheet from oven.
  11. Sprinkle cornmeal over the pizza stone or baking sheet.
  12. Place dough on the stone or sheet. Bake at 500 for 5 minutes.
  13. Remove from oven.
  14. Combine oil with garlic. Brush evenly over crust, leaving 1” border.
  15. Top with tomatoes and cheese.
  16. Spray border with PAM.
  17. Bake 12 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is brown.
  18. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
  19. Drizzle with vinegar. Garnish with basil.
  20. Cut into wedges.
 

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