Description

It's easy to make your own traditional Sicilian pizza at home. The crust is thick and rectangular and is topped with tomato sauce, soft ricotta and basil pesto. It's great for a meatless Monday meal.

Ingredients

• 26 oz. pizza dough (store bought or homemade)
• 8 oz. tomato sauce (see below)
• 12 oz. shredded low-moisture mozzarella cheese
• 4 oz. soft ricotta (see below)
• 4 oz. basil pesto (see below)
• Tomato Sauce:
• 1 ½ c. tomato sauce
• 1 t. salt
• 2 T. dried oregano
• ¾ t. black pepper
• ¾ t. fresh garlic
• Soft Ricotta:
• 1 c. ricotta
• 3 T. extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ t. salt
• pinch black pepper
• Basil Pesto:
• 1/3 c. pine nuts, toasted
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 t. salt
• 2 c. basil leaves
• ½ c. extra virgin olive oil
• ½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
• pinch black pepper
• 1 ½ T. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees or the highest temperature the oven can be set to.
2. Coat an 11x17 inch rimmed baking sheet/pizza pan with 3 T. olive oil. Add the dough and stretch it to fit the baking sheet.
3. Tomato Sauce: