Ingredients
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1 (9 inch) ready-made refrigerated pie crusts
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2 large yellow tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
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1 large tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
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1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, cut up
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1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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extra virgin olive oil
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8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
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kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 deg. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Sprinkle flour on a work surface.
- Roll out pie dough to form a 10-inch circle & place on baking sheet.
- Overlap & alternate the different tomatoes & mozzarella (I only had red tomatoes) in the center of the dough, leaving a 3-inch border.
- Scatter the basil leaves on top.
- Sprinkle with salt & pepper & red pepper flakes.
- Fold the uncovered edges of the dough inward over the filling to create a pleated crust.
- Brush edges & top with olive oil. (Look at my pictures, watch out for holes in the edges, the water from the tomatoes will leak out.).
- Place in the oven & bake for 35 minutes.
- After about 10 minutes check for leaks & plug them.
- Remove from the oven to a cutting board.
- Slice & serve.