I feel deprived most of the time, I’m gonna keep it real – it’s depressing. I love food, I love cooking food, I love cooking food with my husband, I love eating food and I especially love it when I cook food that the people I love, love.
The following recipe does not, however, make me feel deprived. I feel like I am cheating but I’m really not. It’s fresh, it’s easy and it really is delicious.
Here’s what you’ll need:
2 pints cherry tomatoes
1 red onion
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
4-5 fresh basil leaves
Shaved parmesan cheese
Balsamic vinegar
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Pepper
Your favorite pizza crust recipe, rolled out THIN
Slice the red onion very thin and put them in a roasting pan
Slice the tomatoes in half, lengthwise and put them with the onions in the roasting pan. I’m weird about my cherry tomatoes because I slice the end off of the top just because I don’t like to see the little green thing the vine was attached to, but that’s just me.
Salt, pepper and add the garlic to the tomato/onion mixture and then sprinkle with a little bit of olive oil and a little bit of balsamic vinegar. Don’t over use the balsamic – that would be bad. Balsamic Vinegar is one of my favorite things. A person could spend a lot of money on a bottle….I think I’m going to get my sister a good bottle for a housewarming present. Anyway….
Roast the pan of goodness on the top shelf of your oven, set at 350, for about 20 – 25 minutes.
After the pan of goodness is finished roasting, put the mixture on top of your thinly rolled out pizza dough. Sprinkle some shaved parmesan on top and bake in a 500 degree oven on the next to the bottom shelf for about 15 minutes.
When it’s done, sprinkle with more shaved parmesan and your fresh, minced basil. It’s beautiful and delicious.
My son, who is NOT on a diet but needs to gain weight decided that this yummy, fresh pizza was not what he wanted for dinner. So in the picture below, he is making himself some steak bites, in a pan full of butter, without a shirt on.
I am so proud.
