Who doesn’t love a homemade Neapolitan style pizza? Sweet cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and an airy and crispy crust.
Fresh and good quality ingredients are very important. I prefer to make my own pizza dough, but store-bought works perfectly well. If you want to try your own dough, this recipe is very easy to make.
Cherry Tomato Pizza
Ingredients
1lb Pizza dough, room temperature
4T Olive oil
3 Cloves of garlic, minced
7oz Wole peeled Italian tomatoes
¼t red pepper flakes
Sea Salt to taste
Fresh ground black pepper to taste
2T Fresh grated pecorino romano
8oz Fresh mozzarella
1 pint Cherry tomatoes, halved
1 Sprigs of fresh basil
2 Sprigs of fresh basil, chiffonade
Directions
Position oven rack so that it sits 6 inches under broiler and place pizza stone or pan in oven. Preheat oven broiler to 500°F for 30 minutes prior to cooking.On a lightly floured surface use your fingers to press out the dough into a 12-inch circle.
Heat olive oil over low heat and add garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Remove pizza stone or pan from oven, sprinkle with flour and place dough on top. Working quickly, brush olive oil and garlic over the entire pizza dough. Crush the whole peeled tomatoes with your hands and sprinkle across the dough, you may have some tomatoes left over. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and pecorino romano. Spread fresh mozzarella and cherry tomatoes evenly over pizza.
Place pizza in oven directly under broiler. Be sure to watch it closely and rotate often for about 4 to 5 minutes. Place whole basil leaves onto pizza and enjoy!
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