Modern margherita pizza
Chatelaine
* PLUS Cooking time: 15 minutes
Christian Lacroix
An easy vegetarian dish and a delicious twist on the classic recipe.
Ingredients
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Extra virgin
olive oil
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15 to 20
cherry
tomatoes
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2 handfuls
fresh
mint leaves
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pizza dough
, see link below
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1/2 cup
tomato sauce
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200 g
soft
goat cheese
, thinly sliced
Instructions
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MAKE pizza dough.
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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.
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CUT pizza dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each out into a round on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to baking sheets.
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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.
