Pizza with Bocconcini, Tomatoes and Aragula

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Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) fresh pizza dough
45 ml (3 tbsp) olive oil
2 medium onions, sliced thinly
2 large tomatoes, sliced thinly
Salt and freshly ground pepper
45 ml / 3 tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 200-g container bocconcini cheese, sliced thinly
500 ml / 2 cups arugula, washed, dried and torn into pieces

Directions

  1. Stretch pizza dough to fit a 30-cm / 12-inch round baking sheet. Allow to rise 30 minutes at room temperature.
  2. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F.
  3. In a frying pan, soften the onions in the oil, but do not brown. Set aside to cool.
  4. Spread onions over pizza dough. Arrange tomato slices over the top, sprinkle with basil leaves and season with salt and pepper.
  5. Bake on middle rack for approximately 20 minutes or until the crust is well browned. Turn oven off.
  6. Arrange cheese slices over the pizza and return to oven for 5 minutes. (Leave oven off).
  7. Remove pizza from oven and cover with arugula. Let sit for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

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Imported on 2011-01-20 20:26:46 — Original ID:2369