July 17, 2010
Heart Healthy Pizza Margherita Recipe
Check out this great recipe from Cooking Light for a healthier solution to your pizza cravings! You’ll find a link to the original recipe at the bottom. I would recommend using whole wheat pizza crust if you can find it! The whole wheat crust will add more fiber and nutrients.
Ingredients
- 1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
- Cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 5 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced (about 3/4 pound)
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400°.
Unroll crust dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; pat into a 13 x 11-inch rectangle. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Remove crust from oven, and brush with 1/2 teaspoon oil. Rub crust with cut sides of garlic.
Arrange tomato slices on crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until cheese melts and crust is golden.
Combine 1/2 teaspoon oil and vinegar, stirring with a whisk.
Sprinkle pizza evenly with sliced basil, salt, and pepper. Drizzle the vinegar mixture evenly over the pizza. Cut pizza into 8 pieces.
Nutritional Information
- Calories: 298 (30% from fat), Fat: 10g (sat 4.6g,mono 3.5g,poly 1.4g), Protein: 12.2g, Carbohydrate: 38.6g, Fiber: 2.1g, Cholesterol: 22mg, Iron: 2.6mg
- Sodium: 595mg, Calcium: 175mg
- Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2002
Quick Pizza Margherita – 10 Quick and Easy Recipes From Your Pantry – CookingLight.com.
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