Fresh Tomato Basil Pizza
Photo: Maren Caruso; Styling: Robyn Valarik
After a visit to Italy, home gardener Reed Davis had an intense craving for simple, fresh pizza. He also had a lot of homegrown tomatoes. This easy recipe took care of both. He makes his own crust--feel free to use your favorite recipe or store-bought pizza dough, as we have here.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 500° with a pizza stone on the bottom rack.
Step 2
2
Roll out pizza dough on a floured pizza peel or upside-down large baking sheet. Press garlic slices into surface of dough and season with salt. Slide pizza from peel onto hot pizza stone in oven.
Step 3
3
Bake pizza until puffed, blistered, and browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle liberally with oil, and top with tomatoes and basil. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.
Ingredients
1 package store-bought pizza dough, such as Trader Joe's, or use homemade dough
2 or 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
About 1/4 tsp. flaked sea salt
2 to 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
10 to 12 small tomatoes, halved or quartered
6 or 7 basil leaves, torn
Directions
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 500° with a pizza stone on the bottom rack.
Step 2
2
Roll out pizza dough on a floured pizza peel or upside-down large baking sheet. Press garlic slices into surface of dough and season with salt. Slide pizza from peel onto hot pizza stone in oven.
Step 3
3
Bake pizza until puffed, blistered, and browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle liberally with oil, and top with tomatoes and basil. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.
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