A light pizza with olive oil, garlic, fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Perfect with a beer on a hot summer night. I was inspired to try and make this myself after having an delicious version of it at Small Bar in Chicago. Yum!

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Name: Margherita Pizza (Pizza Margherita)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 12 inches thin pizza crust (I use Boboli 12-inch thi; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves finely chopped; 3 -4 large basil leaves cut into strips; 2 small tomatoes cut thinly; 4 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded; 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese; salt and pepper to taste; crushed red pepper flakes to taste

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INGREDIENTS

12 inches thin pizza crust (I use Boboli 12-inch thi
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves ; finely chopped
3 -4 large basil leaves ; cut into strips
2 small tomatoes ; cut thinly
4 ounces mozzarella cheese ; shredded
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
salt and pepper ; to taste
crushed red pepper flakes ; to taste

slices, 6 servi

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Margherita Pizza (Pizza Margherita)

12 inches  thin pizza crust (I use Boboli 12-inch thi
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
 3 -4  large  basil leaves cut into strips
2 small tomatoes cut thinly
4 ounces mozzarella cheese shredded
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
 salt and pepper to taste
 crushed red pepper flakes to taste

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    "Preheat the oven to 450degreesF.",
    "Drizzle the olive oil over the pizza shell.  Use a brush to spread it around and make sure to get the crust!",
    "Next, disperse the finely chopped garlic evenly.",
    "Spread the mozzarella cheese throughout the top, but keep it thin.",
    "Place the thinly sliced tomatoes across the entire pizza.",
    "Lightly salt and pepper the tomatoes with the kosher salt.",
    "Spread the fresh basil leaves, making sure to get some on tomatoes and on just the cheese itself.",
    "Cook the pizza in the oven for about 9-10 minutes, or until sufficiently crispy and melted to your liking.",
    "Add a little Parmesan cheese and (optional) crushed red pepper and enjoy!"
  ]
}

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Serving Size: 1 slices, 6 serving(
Recipe Makes: 6 slices, 6

Calories: 67
Calories from Fat: 39 (58%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 4.3g	6 %
	Saturated Fat 2.2g	11 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.7g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.2g
Cholesterol 12.6mg		4 %
Sodium 138.9mg		5 %
Potassium 92.4mg		2 %
Total Carbohydrate 2.1g		1 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	2 %
	Sugars, other 1.7g
Protein 5.1g		7 %
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