Winter Margherita Pizza
You can make pizza anytime of year and winter pizza is best with preserved tomatoes!
Ingredients
1 ball pizza dough
1 pint roasted cherry tomatoes (usually in the freezer section)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 balls fresh mozzarella, diced into cubes
2 oz dry salami (optional)
1 clam shell basil micro greens
Method
- Allow the pizza dough to come to room temperature at least an hour before baking
- Heat oven to 400F with a baking sheet or large frying pan in the oven to pre-warm
- Take 1/2 cup of the roasted cherry tomatoes and add 3/4 cup boiling water, and the olive oil then blend in a blender to make a chunky sauce
- Stretch the pizza dough to 1/2 inch thick
- Spoon the tomato sauce all over
- Scatter the mozzarella, additional roasted cherry tomatoes, slices of the salami all over
- Bake until the pizza is cooked through and melty, checking after 7 minutes
- Remove from the oven and top with the microbasil just before serving
