Tomato, Basil, Ricotta Pizza
This quick and easy pizza recipe uses tomatoes and herbs from the garden and creaminess from ricotta cheese. It's the perfect recipe for your next pizza night!
Equipment
Ingredients
- homemade pizza dough
- 2 large garlic cloves diced
- 10 large fresh basil leaves chopped
- 6 small fresh mint leaves chopped
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- ⅔ cup diced tomatoes crushed with a fork
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons shredded pecorino cheese
Instructions
- After the dough of your pizza is ready to go, preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
- Begin by rolling out the dough. Next, you will create little wells on the top of the dough and give it a little brush of olive oil to the top.
- For this ricotta pizza, I start with adding the chopped garlic, basil, and mint. Reserve a little bit of the basil for a garnish if desired.
- Shred up 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and add it on top of the garlic and herbs. Next, take a spoon and drop spoonfuls of ricotta to the pizza. Then you will slightly spread the ricotta a little bit. After you’ve done this, you can begin crushing up your diced tomatoes slightly.
- Bake pizza in a preheated 475 degree F oven for about 15 minutes. Allow the pizza to cool slightly before slicing.
- Add shredded pecorino or parmesan to the top of the pizza before serving. And add a little bit of chopped basil for a garinsh if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Always use fresh herbs for this pizza!
If using the homemade dough I mention, you can divide it in half like I do and make one smaller pizza or double up the ingredients in this ricotta pizza recipe for two medium or one really large pizza.