Caprese Pizzas

Recipe Rating:	16 Ratings5
Categories:	Cheese Appetizers, Other Appetizers, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Vegetarian, Healthy, Vegetable Appetizers
Collections:	Back to School, Meatless Mondays
Serves:	6
Prep Time:	10 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

3 medium	vine-ripened tomatoes
1 tsp	salt
2 tsp	chopped fresh basil
1 tsp	basil oil or olive oil
8 oz	fresh mozzarella cheese
CRUST
1 Tbsp	basil oil or olive oil, divided
1 tsp	basil oil or olive oil, divided
1 pkg	refrigerated pizza crust
1 clove	garlic clove, pressed
1 oz	parmesan cheese

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NIKKI SMITH

Well Seasoned

HEMET, CA (pop. 78,657)

adorefood

Member Since Aug 2010

NIKKI's Notes:

I make this at my shows and they love it, simple but elegant. Great for entertaining. Great for a nice sunday early dinner..

(See NIKKI's Original Version of Recipe)

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Mozzarella and tomatoes are one of those classic flavor combinations that can simply do no wrong. Here, Nikki offers up a wonderfully easy and versatile recipe for serving this amazing taste combo to a crowd.

Directions

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). For toppings, slice tomatoes into 1/4-in. (6-mm) slices. Place onto paper towel-lined cutting board. Sprinkle both sides evenly with salt; let stand 15 minutes

Meanwhile for crusts, lightly brush rectangle stone with 1 tsp (5 mL) of the oil. Unroll dough onto baking stone.

Press garlic into prep bowl and combine with remaining 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil; brush over dough. Grate Parmesan cheese using a cheese grater fitted with coarse grating drum; sprinkle evenly over dough.

Cut dough lengthwise into thirds with pizza cutter. Carefully move dough strips slightly apart on baking stone. Bake 11-12 minutes or until bottom of crusts are light golden brown.