Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Pizza with Carraba's Herb Dipping Sauce


Friday night is pizza night so each week I am trying to figure a new way to do toppings so we don't get tired of the same thing. This pizza was inspired by Costco's basil pizza. It turned out really yummy. Mark even said it was one of his favorite meals I have ever made!
I used the same dough recipe as posted by Katie before called the Best Pizza Ever-Half Whole Wheat except that we were out of wheat flour so I had to use all white (maybe that's why Mark liked it so much ;)). The topping is fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and the good kind of mozzarella cheese that is a little wetter than the normal stuff. (We also put pizza sauce and a little shredded mozzarella below that). We love the bread dipping sauce at Carraba's so I decided to try the following recipe to dip the pizza in. I loved it so much I ended up just pouring it all over the pizza. This is definitely a recipe we will make again.
Carrabba’s Bread Dipping Spices
Source: www.recipelink.com
http://www.macaroniandcheesecake.com/2011/04/carrabbas-bread-dipping-spices.html
Makes 1/4 cup
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried basil (or 1 tbsp. fresh-if using fresh reduce parsley to 1 tbsp.)
1/8 tsp. dried rosemary (or 1/2 tsp. fresh)
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (or 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes)
1/2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/8 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Directions:
Place all ingredients except olive oil & lemon in a blender or food processor and chop until all ingredients are similar in size. Stir in the olive oil & lemon juice.
For Serving:
In a small dish, place 1 1/2 tsp. spice mixture. Pour 3-4 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil over top of the spice mixture. Serve with french bread for dipping.

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