Pizza topped with ripe tomatoes
( Pizza al pomodoro fresco )

Fresh tomato pizza recipe

Preparation and cooking

• - Prepare pizza dough.
  This is the first step unless you do not want to use ready-to-bake or frozen pizza dough.
  You could take a look at my recipes if you want to make handmade pizza.
  In every case you have to knead 500g (1.1 pounds) flour.
• - When the dough has risen, divide it into four pieces and roll out each piece on a lightly floured surface.
  You can have the shape you want: rectangular or round.
  This amount of dough is enough for four 30cm (12in) round baking sheets if you like crunchy and thin pizza.
  If you prefer a thicker pizza, divide your pizza dough into 2 pieces and use only two baking sheets.
  Oil all baking sheets with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with flour before lining them with your dough.
• - Prepare tomato sauce.
  Mix puréed tomatoes with remaining oil and chives.
  Add a pinch of salt and stir very well.
• - Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
• - Prepare fresh tomatoes.
  Wash and slice every tomato.
  Try to remove well all seeds.
  If tomato slices are too wet, pat dry them with absorbent kitchen paper.
  Put them apart.
• - Now spread half of your tomato sauce to within 1/2 inch (1.2cm) of the rim on every pizza.
  Arrange tomato slices on the top too.
• - Bake your pizzas in the oven, about 15 minutes.
• - Meanwhile ...
  ... cube or grate (it is much better) mozzarella.
• - Remove baking sheets from the oven and arrange mozzarella cheese over the top.

Just before serving

• - Bake again until mozzarella is melted, about 5 minutes.
  But remember you must adjust cooking time according to your own oven.
  Serve pizzas hot.

Note

Tips

• - Use ripe cherry tomatoes. They are fantastic!

Useful links for this recipe

• - Take a look at our pizza directory to discover all the secrets for a perfect pizza, Italian style!

Healthy eating

• - Pizza is one-plate meal, for sure and so this pizza topped with fresh tomatoes is not too rich in calories.
• - Vegetarian pizza recipe.
• - Do you know how you can decrease the glycemic peak eating pizza, apart from the use of more appropriate flour? accompany it with seasonal green salad or raw vegetables.

Loretta