Description
A visually stunning pizza featuring a vibrant basil pesto base and a decorative mosaic of sliced cherry tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb pizza dough
- 1/2 cup fresh basil pesto
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced into rounds
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella, torn into pieces
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp cornmeal
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500°F (260°C) with a baking stone or sheet inside.
- Stretch pizza dough into a 12-inch circle on parchment paper.
- Spread pesto evenly across the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Arrange cherry tomato slices in a mosaic pattern across the pesto.
- Distribute torn mozzarella pieces in the gaps between tomatoes.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the edges of the crust.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.