Bacon, Tomato, and Mozzarella Pizza
- Cornmeal
- 8 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Pizza Dough for one 14-inch pizza
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated (if it is too watery to grate, use a sharp knife to chop it into small pieces)
- 1 large tomato (about 3/4 pound), seeds and most of the juice removed, coarsely chopped
- Preheat the oven to 500F.
- If you are using a pizza stone, place it in the oven.
- Sprinkle a 14-inch pizza pan with cornmeal.
- If you are using a pizza stone, sprinkle cornmeal on a wooden peel (paddle) or a rimless baking sheet.
- Set aside.
- In a medium skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat just until the edges begin to brown but the bacon is still soft and pliable, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Prepare the Pizza Dough.
- Brush the rim of the dough with the olive oil and sprinkle with the salt.
- Distribute the cheese over the dough and sprinkle with the bacon pieces.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Scatter the tomatoes over the surface of the pizza and continue baking until the cheese is golden-brown and bubbly and the bacon is crisp, about 5 to 10 more minutes.
- Serve immediately.
cornmeal, bacon, pizza, olive oil, salt, mozzarella cheese, tomato
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/bacon-tomato-and-mozzarella-pizza (may not work)