Name: Margherita Flatbread Pizza
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Fresh basil, or more to taste, divided - 16 leaves; Peeled whole plum tomatoes - 2 (16 ounce) cans; Garlic, finely chopped - 8 cloves; Thyme - 6 sprigs; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 6 sprigs; Flatbread pizza crust - 1; Olive oil - 1 teaspoon; Crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste - 1 pinch; Fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced and chopped - 1 (4 ounce) ball; Ripe tomato, thinly sliced - 1

Ingredients for - Margherita Flatbread Pizza

1. Fresh basil, or more to taste, divided 16 leaves

2. Peeled whole plum tomatoes 2 (16 ounce) cans

3. Garlic, finely chopped 8 cloves

4. Thyme 6 sprigs

5. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 6 sprigs

6. Flatbread pizza crust 1

7. Olive oil 1 teaspoon

8. Crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste 1 pinch

9. Fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced and chopped 1 (4 ounce) ball

10. Ripe tomato, thinly sliced 1

How to cook deliciously - Margherita Flatbread Pizza

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Chop 1/2 of the basil leaves.

2 . Stage

Place a large saucepan over medium heat to warm. Put plum tomatoes in the pan and chop them up with a spatula. Bring to a simmer and add garlic, thyme sprigs, and chopped basil. Season with salt and pepper and simmer until most of the moisture is gone, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs.

3 . Stage

Place flatbread on a baking sheet and cook in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Remove from the oven.

4 . Stage

Spread olive oil lightly over entire flatbread except the edge, then sprinkle with crushed red pepper. Spread tomato sauce on top of olive oil and place mozzarella on top. Layer with remaining whole basil leaves and tomato slices.

5 . Stage

Return to the oven and cook until crust is light brown, 12 to 15 minutes.