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Caprese Pizza
4.5 from 48 votes

Caprese Pizza

You can't go wrong with this classic pizza! It's a favorite at our house!

Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 1 large pizza
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, International, Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 pizza dough homemade or store bought
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 oz fresh mozzarella sliced
  • 2 tomato sliced, large ripe
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • basil chopped, handful, fresh
  • balsamic glaze you can also make a balsamic reduction, DeLallo's brand

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. If using refrigerated pizza dough, remove dough from refrigerator and allow dough to come to room temperature while oven preheats.
  2. Place pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll pizza dough out into a circle. Make a thicker crust along edges of pizza. Brush olive oil evenly over the dough. Arrange mozzarella slices evenly over dough and top with sliced tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle basil over pizza. Place in preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese is bubbly.
  3. Remove pizza from oven and drizzle with balsamic glaze. Cut into slices and serve warm.