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A Pesto Pizza

By Kyle Phillips, About.com

Once again, there is nothing that says one must put tomato sauce on a pizza. This is quite good, and will make 2 pizzas. You'll need:

Prep Time: 90 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • About a pound (500 g) pizza dough
  • 1/2 pound (250 g) Provolone cheese, diced
  • 1/4 pound (100 g) commercially prepared pesto sauce
  • 2-3 plum tomatoes, chopped, seeded, and drained
  • Olive oil
  • Salt

Preparation:

Divide the dough in half. For each pizza:

Pull the disk and put it in a lightly oiled 11-inch (25 cm) pizza pan unless you are using a pizza stone or a wood fired oven. Let it rest for a half hour, and then bake it for 20 minutes in a 400 F (200 C) oven, or for about 3-5 in a pizza oven. Remove it, sprinkle the cheese over it, and bake it for another 5 minutes in a conventional oven, or another 2 in a pizza oven. Spread the pesto sauce over it, dot it with the fresh tomato, and serve at once.

Note: Feel free to use home made pesto sauce if you'd rather.
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