Recipe
Pizza with Cherry Tomato and Basil Salad
Yield: Yields two 10-to-11-inch pizzas
Servings: 6 as an appetizer or 2 as a main course
Hot pizza and cool salad makes this an “everything-in-one” pizza.
This recipe is excerpted from Wine Country Cooking.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. pizza dough
- 1-1/2 cups coarsely grated smoked mozzarella cheese (or Scamorza)
- 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 oz. yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 oz. red cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
Preparation
- Thirty minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 500°F. Place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of the oven and heat for at least 30 minutes.
- On a floured surface, divide the dough into 2 pieces and form into balls. Roll 1 piece of dough into a 10- to 11-inch circle, 3/8 inch thick. Transfer to a heavily floured pizza peel. Top with half of the smoked mozzarella cheese, distributing evenly. Slide the pizza onto the pizza stone and bake until golden and crisp, 8 to 12 minutes.
- In the meantime, whisk together the oil, vinegar, and garlic in a bowl to make a vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper. Add the yellow and red cherry tomatoes and toss together.
- When the pizza is done, place on a platter. Top with half each of the tomatoes, vinaigrette, and basil. Serve immediately.
- Make a second pizza with the remaining ingredients.
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Maine_Schroomer | 09/27/2018This is an exceptional recipe, and from a terrific cookbook (which has her pizza dough recipe-worth getting). Easy to make and with bowls over flowing with Sun Gold tomatoes, it makes for a tasty meal.
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