Categories: Pasta- Pasta Sauce- Pizza- Flatbread

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pesto jarred or homemade (recipe below)
• 1 (10 to 12 inch) pizza dough round
• 1 cup red cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 4 oz. fresh tomatoes, sliced in half
• 4 oz. fresh mozzarella, torn into bite-size pieces (or sliced in half if using small mozzarella balls)
• Pesto
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 6 cups fresh basil leaves
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp coarse salt
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Spread the pesto over the pizza, leaving a 1-inch edge. Toss the tomatoes and mozzarella in a bowl with salt; scatter them over the pizza; bake at 350 degrees, 6 to 10 minutes.

2. Pesto

3. Drop garlic in a food processor with the motor running. Chop finely. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add toasted pine nuts and process until chopped. With the motor running, slowly pour in extra-virgin olive oil until you achieve a loose paste. Stir in salt and parmesan. Taste for seasoning.

4. makes about 1 cup

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