Modern margherita pizza
23
PREP TIME
15 min
Makes
4 Servings
* PLUS Cooking time: 15 minutes
Christian Lacroix
An easy vegetarian dish and a delicious twist on the classic recipe.
Ingredients
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 15 to 20 cherry tomatoes
- 2 handfuls fresh mint leaves
- pizza dough , see link below
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 200 g soft goat cheese , thinly sliced
Instructions
- MAKE pizza dough.
- PREHEAT oven to 425F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets with oil. Cut half of tomatoes in half (leave the rest whole). Finely chop half of the mint leaves and mix with about 1 tsp olive oil.
- CUT pizza dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each out into a round on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to baking sheets.
- TOP each pizza base with a very thin layer of tomato sauce, spreading right to the edges. Top with cheese slices, sliced and whole tomatoes, and chopped mint. Bake in 2 batches, 12 to 16 min each, or until crusts are golden. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with remaining mint leaves and freshly ground pepper.
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