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Margherita Tortilla Pizzas

  • ACTIVE: 30 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 1 HR 45 MIN
  • SERVINGS: Makes four 10-inch pizzas

Jacques Pépin makes quick pizzas with pita bread, lavash or flour tortillas. The possibilities are endless, from a simple Margherita to a white-clam pie inspired by the renowned Frank Pepe's Pizzeria Napolitana in New Haven, Connecticut. "The oven at Pepe's is heated with coal to over 2,000°," Pépin says. "While you can't duplicate that in your home oven, my tortilla version is quite good."

Our Pairing Suggestion

Crisp, medium-bodied Provençal rosé.

Recipe: Margherita Tortilla Pizzas

  • VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

  1. Four 10-inch flour tortillas
  2. Extra-virgin olive oil
  3. 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  4. 4 medium tomatoes (2 pounds)
  5. Salt and freshly ground pepper
  6. 1 pound fresh mozzarella, preferably buffalo, shredded (4 cups)
  7. 1 cup finely shredded basil leaves
  1. Set a pizza stone in the oven and preheat the oven to 500°, allowing at least 45 minutes for the stone to heat.
  2. Brush both sides of one tortilla with olive oil. Place the tortilla on a lightly floured pizza peel and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Thinly slice 1 tomato; arrange on the tortilla. Season with salt and pepper and top with 1 cup of the mozzarella. Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
  3. Slide the tortilla onto the hot pizza stone and bake for about 8 minutes, until the pizza is crisp on the bottom and the cheese is bubbling. Garnish with 1/4 cup of the shredded basil, cut the pizza into 8 wedges and serve. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, tomatoes, cheeses and basil.
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