Ten Gables Cottage

Ten Gables Cottage
Ten Gables Cottage

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Tortilla Pizza


My favorite way to use the fresh basil growing in my garden is in this little Tortilla Pizza. I created this recipe and it is a favorite of all who have tasted it! Perfect for lunch or in slices as an appetizer, it is quick and tasty and has only a few ingredients!
You can use any kind of tortilla you want. Sometimes I use whole wheat or spinach and sometimes plain. Put the tortilla on a baking sheet and spread a tiny bit of olive oil on it, particularly along the edges, so they will get crisp.
Slice a tomato in very thin slices all over the tortilla, add fresh basil leaves on top here and there, cover with Mexican cheese or mozzarella cheese.
Sometimes I add turkey pepperoni. Pop in a preheated oven at 375 for just 5 to 8 minutes until cheese is bubbly and edges crisp. That is it! The fresh basil is what makes it taste so amazing.
Each tortilla makes 4 slices, so I make one little pizza for each person.
Hope you are having a great day. It looks like rain here (finally) and I am in my studio ready to paint the rest of the afternoow away! Egretta

3 comments:

  1. That recipe sounds great -- a good effort-to-results ratio, I would say. Basil is one of my favourite herbs too. Do you make the tortillas yourself or do you buy them? I have recently acquired an authentic Mexican tortilla-press, but I haven't plucked up the courage to use it yet. Need some advice...

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  2. Yummy pizza! I have that recipe from you and I love it. Kids love it too.

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  3. Hi Egretta; re the Dogwood family. Follow this link to Wikipedia -- its tells you all you could ever want to know about Dogwoods (I hadn't realised there were so many types!)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_(genus)

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