Summer Pizza

Name: Summer Pizza
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps chopped fresh basil; 283 grams fresh mozzarella, cut into small cubes (about 2 cups); 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan; 1 small red onion, cut into thin slices; 1 teaspoon salt; 24 inches store-bought pizza shells, such as Boboli; 907 grams tomatoes (about , seeded and chopped

Summer Pizza might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 433 calories, 25g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have olive oil, onion, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 45

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Put the tomatoes in a strainer set over a medium bowl. Toss with the salt and let drain for 15 minutes.

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In a medium bowl, combine the drained tomatoes with the onion, mozzarella, basil, and pepper. Top each pizza shell with half of the tomato mixture.

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Sprinkle the pizzas with the Parmesan and drizzle with the oil.

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Bake directly on the oven rack until the cheese just melts, about 8 minutes.

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Grilled Pizza: The summer ingredients on this pizza make it a perfect candidate for grilling.

Brush a tablespoon of oil on the top of the pizza shells and set them, oiled-side down, on the grill. Cook until warm, about three minutes.

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Brush with another tablespoon of oil, flip the shells, and top with the remaining ingredients. Cook until the cheese just melts, about ten minutes.

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Wine Recommendation: Bardolino and Valpolicella are made for fresh tomatoey pizza and warm summer days. Among the world's most popular wines, these sprightly reds from Italy's Veneto are based on the corvina grape. Valpolicella is the richer of the two; Bardolino is almost ros-like in its delicacy.

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