🍕Caprese Pizza Recipe 🍕
🍽️ Servings: 4
⏰ Prep Time: 15 minutes
🍳 Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
⌛ Total Time: 27-30 minutes
Introduction
- 🍅🧀🌿 Experience the refreshing flavors of Italy with a delightful Caprese Pizza! This pizza showcases the classic combination of juicy tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, and aromatic basil leaves, all drizzled with a tangy balsamic glaze. With its vibrant colors and light, yet flavorful ingredients, Caprese Pizza is a perfect choice for a summery meal. Follow this recipe to create your own Caprese Pizza at home!
- Pizza dough 🍕
- Tomato sauce 🍅
- Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced 🧀
- Ripe tomatoes, sliced 🍅
- Fresh basil leaves 🌿
- Balsamic glaze
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste 🧂
Method
- Preheat your oven to the recommended temperature for your pizza dough.
- Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface to your desired thickness.
- Transfer the dough onto a baking sheet or pizza stone.
- Spread a layer of tomato sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Arrange the sliced mozzarella cheese evenly over the sauce.
- Place the tomato slices on top of the cheese.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle some olive oil over the pizza.
- Bake in the preheated oven according to the pizza dough's instructions, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
- Drizzle the balsamic glaze over the pizza.
- Allow the pizza to cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving. 🍽️
Expert Tips
- For added flavor, you can brush the pizza crust with garlic-infused olive oil before baking.
- Enhance the freshness by using heirloom tomatoes or cherry tomatoes for a burst of flavor and color.
- To add a touch of sweetness, sprinkle some fresh or dried oregano over the pizza before baking. 🌿🍅
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 290
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Protein: 15g
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