Heirloom Tomato Margarita Pizza

"To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,

Home again, home again, dancing a jig;
To market, to market, to buy a fat hog;

Home again, home again, jiggety-jog;

To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,

Home again, home again, market is done."

 

In an effort to take in the last summer has to give (I know fall started 9/22) my husband and I have been frequenting the local farmer's market on Sundays. We love to go and see what everyone has to offer, try new things, and buy old favorites. On our last trip I noticed how wonderful the tomatoes were and decided to celebrate them in my next post.

Well, here we are. For this second rainbow series post I've made a Heirloom Tomato Margarita Pizza. Red, orange, yellow, green, even purple tomatoes decorate this dish with both flavor and color. This recipe is quite simple, but I find that high quality ingredients beg for little fuss in preparation. Grab a few heirloom tomatoes, some cheese, and dough for your next pizza night and make this dish. It will be gone just as quickly as summer. Here's how to make it...

Ingredients - Serves 4
1lb. Fresh Pizza Dough
1T Cornmeal (or Cooking Spray)
1T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1-2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1T Italian Seasoning
1 1/2C Shredded Mozzarella
1lb. Heirloom Tomatoes, thinly sliced
Purple Basil, such as Opal
Kosher Salt

Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Prepare a pizza stone by sprinkling the cornmeal on top. If not using a pizza stone, spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

Strech or roll the dough out to fit your pizza stone or tray. Top the dough with the olive oil, garlic, and Italian seasoning. Spread out to cover the entire surface. Top with cheese and the thinly sliced tomatoes. I overlap the tomatoes and put them in a circle spiraling toward the center.

Bake for 20-25 minutes. The crust should be brown and the tomatoes bubbling. Top with a sprinkling of salt and torn basil. Allow the pizza to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing to serve. Saver the last of summer...to market, to market!