Fresh Tomato Basil Pizza

I have yet to master making my own homemade dough. So..for now i will benefit from store bought pizza dough :).

Cinque Terre, Italy

This pizza owes all its flavor to the fresh tomatoes and basil. They provide a revitalized flavor that regular pizza sauce just can't provide.



Cinque Terre, Italy

The best thing about this pizza is the browned mozzarella cheese. Its warm gooey consistency combined with the other delicious ingredients is so satisfying.

Fresh Tomato Basil Pizza

Source: Made on a whim
Yield: 4 Slices
Ingredients
Store-bought refrigerated pizza dough
1 medium to small sized fresh tomato, diced at room temperature
2 shredded leaves of fresh basil plus 3 more for garnish
Salt
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Butter

1] Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a baking sheet with butter.
2] Stretch your pizza dough as much as you can and assemble it onto the baking sheet.
3] Pierce the pizza dough with a fork in the area that you will put the tomatoes, leaving the crust area un-pierced. This will help keep the center down and the crust puffier.
4] Spread the diced tomatoes onto the middle of the pizza. Randomly scatter the shredded fresh basil. Sprinkle the pizza with salt.
5] Heap as much mozzarella as you desire on top of the fresh tomatoes. I used about 2 1/2 cups.
6] Bake until the crust is cooked through and the cheese starts to brown, about 25-30 minutes.