Ingredients
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- 1 recipe pizza dough
- 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce or tomato-basil pasta sauce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4-6 oz. sliced fresh mozzarella
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 F.
- Shape your dough as you want on a parchment-lined baking sheet (or pizza peel if using a pizza stone).
- Tear half o the basil leaves into small pieces and sprinkle over the dough before spreading the sauce over the leaves.
- Top the sauce with the sliced tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes, or until the crust is golden.
- Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle the remaining basil leaves on top.