ESSENTIAL: Pizza With Tomato, Mozzarella, And Basil

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Pizza With Tomato, Mozzarella, And Basil

 

Recipe By : The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook by Diana Shaw, page 419

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Pizza Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 recipe Dough for Pizza

(see separate recipe)

1 recipe Simplest Fresh Tomato Sauce

(see separate recipe)

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup minced fresh basil

1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes -- (optional)

 

Serves 4 to 6

 

TOTAL TIME: about 20 minutes, not including time to make the dough

TIME TO PREPARE: about 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: about 10 minutes

EQUIPMENT: baking stone, baker's peel (optional)

DO AHEAD. You can make the dough and/or the sauce up 3 days in

advance. Refrigerate until ready to use. Bring the dough to room

temperature before preparing the pizza.

REFRIGERATION/FREEZING: refrigerate up to 2 days. freeze up to 6 months.

 

Place a rack on the lowest rung of the oven. If you're using a baking

stone, insert it now. Heat the oven to 500F.

 

Divide the dough into four or six equal pieces. Roll out each piece into a

round about 1/4 inch thick. Spread each round with as much tomato sauce as

you'd like. Top each with an equal amount of mozzarella, Parmesan, and

basil. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if you'd like.

 

Using a baker's peel or your hands, place the pizzas on the baking stone or

on a baking sheet. Bake until the crust turns golden and crisp, about 8 to

10 minutes.

 

PER SERVING (1/4 recipe): calories 454, protein 227g, carbohydrate 108.4g,

fat 9.5g, cholesterol 25 mg. Sodium 1465 mg, 19% calories from

fat. Outstanding source of calcium very good source of iron. Good source

of vitamin a, zinc

 

 

 

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