This recipe is so easy I debated against posting it. Who doesn't know how to throw together a homemade pizza? But then I remembered this blog is a record of my favorites and recipes I would want to return to. This pizza will be made again. I know this is short but dinner is ready - pasta with chorizo and capers. If it is any good, you can expect a post!
Adapted from Bon Appetit, April 2010
I garnished this with some torn basil leaves but got too excited and took the picture before I did that.
1 tube or one package refrigerated pizza dough
1 tbsp olive oil
2 packages, about 12 oz, cherry tomatoes
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
8 oz ball of mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes
chopped fresh basil
Preheat oven to 425. Unroll dough and place on a large baking sheet or pizza stone. Pull to make as large and as thin as you like. Pinch together any holes. Fold up the edges to make a crust.
Heat a large skillet over high heat and add the olive oil. Add the whole cherry tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Saute until tomatoes start to burst. When they do, transfer to a bowl. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. With a fork, crush the tomatoes leaving a few chunks, if you like. Season with salt and pepper. In another bowl, mix the cheese and some chopped basil together.
Sprinkle the cheese all over the pizza dough. Spoon on the tomato sauce leaving some of the cheese uncovered. Bake pizza until crust is crisp about 25 minutes. You can garnish with some torn basil leaves.
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