mama mia!

Last night after a 12 hour shift at work, I was starving and I wanted sometime light and easy for supper, before I took a long nap. I dug through my refrigerator and found some pizza dough. Mama mia! After I found some mozzarella and goat cheese, tomatoes and prosciutto, my new favorite pizza was born. The play on a traditional ‘Margarita Pizza’, plain pizza topped with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, its creamy, fresh and delicious taste would never send me back to just plain old pie. And, I found all the ingredients in my refrigerator!

 

Margarita with Prosciutto Pizza

• 1 lb fresh pizza dough
• 1 c cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1/4 c chopped red onion
• 2/3 c goat cheese
• 1/2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 c shredded parmesan cheese
• 1/2 c  fresh basil, roughly chopped
• 1/4 c sliced proscuitto, sliced
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• pepper to taste
• olive oil

Directions: Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Roll out the pizza dough, using a little bit of flour to about 1/4 or 1/2 an inch (which ever you prefer) and lay on a 16 inch pizza pan. Drizzle with a little olive oil, and using your hands spread it all over, especially the outer ends of the dough. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese, leaving about and inch along the edges, then the goat cheese. Add the tomatoes, red onion, garlic, pepper and dried basil. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly. When it comes out of the oven top with the shredded parmesan cheese, prosciutto and basil. Cut into 8 slices, serve, and enjoy!

Salute & Bon Appatito!

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