Basil Tomato Pizza

This makes a nice change from a tomato sauce based pizza. 

It makes a great appetizer as well.

For the Pizza crust *:

• 1 1/4 cups warm water 
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• 1 teaspoon. salt
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast 
• 3-4 cups flour

1. Mix flour, sugar salt and yeast in mixing bowl.
2. Add oil and warm water and mix to form a soft dough.
3. Cover and let rise until nearly double in bulk.
4. Grease large pizza pan or cookie sheet and sprinkle with about 2 Tbsp. cornmeal. (this keeps your crust from getting soggy)
5. Roll out dough on floured board or
6. you can just press it out, stretching it to fit the pan. You can get 2 medium sized pizzas from this amount of dough so I often spread it on another pizza pan and freeze it for another day.
7. Place on prepared pan.
8. Top with Basil Tomato Topping.

For the Basil Tomato Topping:

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 large garlic clove minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves or 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon fresh chives or green onions chopped fine
• thinly sliced seeded tomatoes (Roma tomatoes are the best)
• 1-1 1/2 cups coarsely grated Mozzarella cheese

1. In mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, garlic and basil until well mixed.
2. Spread on prepared crust.
3. Arrange tomato slices over topping and sprinkle with chives and grated Mozzarella.
4. Bake at 425degrees for 15 minutes or until it bubbles and the cheese just begins to brown.

* Time-saving Tip:
My sister uses one of those bagged. prepared pizza crusts you can buy in the deli of your grocery store and it works very well.