Margherita Pizza

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Est. WW pts: 8

Prepared refrigerated pizza dough

4 oz can tomato sauce

1 head roasted garlic

3 oz medium moisture mozzarella ball

⅛ cup grated parmesan cheese

5-6 basil leaves

1 medium roma tomato

Corn meal

Prep:

1)      Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place pizza stone in oven.

2)      Remove garlic cloves from head while trying to keep their shape, set aside.

3)      Slice mozzarella ball into ¼ inch slices, set aside.

4)      Roll basil leaves lengthwise and chiffonade, set aside.

5)      Slice tomato into ¼ - ½ inch slices, pat with a paper towel to remove some moisture and set aside.

6)      Lightly sprinkle pizza tray with corn meal.

7)      Manipulate pizza dough to form a small disk, roughly the size of the pizza tray. Place pizza on tray.

Cooking:

1)      Place pizza tray in oven and bake the dough for 5 minutes.

2)      Remove dough from oven and let cool for a few minutes.

3)      When dough has slightly cooled, top with tomato sauce. Smear sauce to edge, only leaving about ½ inch for crust.

4)      Top pizza with basil, garlic, tomato slices, parmesan and mozzarella.

5)      Bake pizza for 20-25 min or until cheese begins to brown.

To plate:

          Cut pizza into 8 slices and serve.

Cold beer and pizza are spiritual.  ~Betsy Cañas Garmon