Sunday, September 22, 2013

Pesto Margherita Pizza

Steven and Kristen W.
Yield: one pizza


SAUCE:
Pesto sauce
Pasta sauce
Dried basil

TOPPINGS:
Fresh mozzarella
Sliced tomato
Fresh spinach leaves
Shredded mozzarella


Use any pizza base (see pizza crust recipes)
Once crust is rolled out, place on cookie sheet or pizza stone sprinkled with corn meal.

Put a layer of sauce on the crust, consisting of about 1 cup pasta sauce and ¼ cup pesto. Sprinkle with dried basil (about 1 tsp. depending on size of crust)
Top with fresh mozzarella, sliced tomato and spinach leaves. Top again with a little shredded mozzarella and cook according to directions for crust recipe  (or at 425 degrees for about 10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.)