Classic Capri Pizza

Name: Classic Capri Pizza
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 450 g store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature; null null 2 medium ripe plum tomatoes, thinly sliced, or 250g cherry tomatoes, halved; 225 g fresh mozzarella, torn into small pieces; 120 ml fresh basil leaves, torn; 30 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1 clove garlic, minced (optional); 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.25 teaspoon black pepper; null null cornmeal or semolina, for dusting

#Vegetarian #Baked #Italian Cuisine #Easy

Total Time30mins

Rating0.0/ 5.0

Servings4people

Penelope Robinson

@peneloperobinson

Ingredients

store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature450 g

2 medium ripe plum tomatoes, thinly sliced, or 250g cherry tomatoes, halved

fresh mozzarella, torn into small pieces225 g

fresh basil leaves, torn120 ml

extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling30 ml

garlic, minced (optional)1 clove

salt0.5 teaspoon

black pepper0.3 teaspoon

cornmeal or semolina, for dusting

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 245°C and place a pizza stone (or steel) on the middle shelf if you have one.

Lightly dust a clean work surface or a sheet of baking parchment with flour. Gently stretch or roll the dough at room temperature into a 30cm circle.

Transfer the dough to a pizza peel dusted with cornmeal (or semolina), or to a baking sheet lined with baking parchment. Brush the surface with 30ml extra virgin olive oil and scatter the minced garlic evenly over it.

Arrange the sliced plum tomatoes or the halved cherry tomatoes in a single layer, leaving a 2.5cm border. Scatter the torn mozzarella over the top, then season with salt and black pepper.

Slide the pizza onto the preheated stone or place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 10–15 minutes, until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbling and lightly browned.

Remove the pizza from the oven, scatter the basil leaves over the top, drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil and leave to rest for 1–2 minutes. Slice and serve straight away.

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