Heirloom Tomato Pizza

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Heirloom Tomato Pizza

Yield 8

Author Judy Doherty

Prep time

45 Min

Cook time

30 Min

Total time

1 H & 15 M

This pizza bakes the crust first so that the tomatoes are just warm roasted on top of a crunchy cheesy crust.

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Ingredients

Dough

• 1 cup warm water (100 degrees F)
• 1 packet instant dried yeast
• 2- 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• pinch sea salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Basil Pesto

• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp black pepper

Pizza Toppings

• 5 heirloom tomatoes, preferably in several colors including red, yellow, and green, cored and sliced thin
• 1 cup light mozarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• pinch red pepper flakes

Instructions

Pizza

1. Add the yeast to the water. Mix well.
2. Add the flour, sugar, salt and oil. Mix well to a soft dough, adding more water or flour to get the right consistency.
3. Mix well until the dough is elastic.
4. Place the dough in a covered bowl in a warm area and allow to rise for 45 minutes.
5. Punch the dough down and roll out to fit a cookie tray.
6. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. Top with the mozzarella cheese and bake for another 4 minutes.
7. Remove the crust from the oven and top with basil pesto, sliced tomatoes, Parmesan and red pepper.
8. Bake for 7 minutes at 375 degrees.
9. Cut and serve hot.

Basil pesto

1. Place all ingredients in food processor and pulse on high speed until pureed.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

344

Fat

13 g

Sat. Fat

3 g

Carbs

47 g

Fiber

3 g

Net carbs

45 g

Sugar

4 g

Protein

10 g

Sodium

112 mg

Cholesterol

12 mg

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