Mothers day Pizzas

For mothers day I decided to make homemade pizzas and turn my kitchen into a pizza buffet!

To satisfy the different palettes, I made 4 different kinds.

The first I tried was a Caprese Pizza. I love Caprese salads so I decided to try the Pizza version. Boy, I didn't go wrong with that one!!!!

 #1: CAPRESE PIZZA

 You will need:

Pizza crust
Pizza sauce (tomato based)
3 medium Tomatoes
1tsp Salt
Fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp of olive oil
250 g fresh mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven at 425°F (220°C).

Start off by slicing the tomatoes into 1/4-in slices.
Place onto paper towel-lined cutting board.
Season both sides with salt and let stand 15 minutes.  
Blot tops of tomato slices with another paper towel.

Slice mozzarella cheese into 1/4-in thick slices


Spread the pizza sauce evenly all over the crust.

Arrange tomatoes, basil leaves and cheese slices in overlapping rows on crust.
Bake 5-10 minutes just until the cheese melts 


Cook’s Tips: Salting tomatoes pulls out the excess moisture, preventing a soggy pizza. Blotting well with paper towels results in a more concentrated flavor

Pizzas are crispier when  baked on a stone pizza pan.

 

#2: ALL DRESSED

Pizza crust
Pizza sauce (tomato based)
1 Sliced peperoni
1 Sliced green peppers
1 sliced tomato
 6 sliced mushrooms
Olives, green and/or black, to taste
1/2  large onion sliced
Basil leaves
Shredded mozzarella, to taste

Preheat oven at 425°F (220°C).

Start off by placing sliced tomatoes onto paper towel-lined cutting board.
Season both sides with salt and let stand 15 minutes.  
Blot tops of tomato slices with another paper towel.


Spread pizza sauce evenly over crust.

Arrange peperoni, vegetables and cheese in overlapping rows on crust.
Bake for 15 minutes.

 #3: VEGGIE DELIGHT

Pizza crust
Pizza sauce (tomato based)
1 Sliced tomato
1 Sliced green pepper
 6 sliced mushrooms
1/2 broccoli cut into little bushels
Basil leaves, to taste
Olives, green and/or black, to taste
1/2  large onion sliced
Shredded mozzarella, to taste

Preheat oven at 425°F (220°C).

Start off by placing sliced tomatoes onto paper towel-lined cutting board.
Season both sides with salt and let stand 15 minutes.  
Blot tops of tomato slices with another paper towel.

Spread pizza sauce evenly over crust.


Arrange vegetables and cheese in overlapping rows on crust.
Bake for 15 minutes.

The fourth pizza that I made was a special order for my sister-in-law because she really doesn't like cheese so I made her a cheese-less All dressed pizza!