3-Cheese Tomato and Basil Naan Pizza
This 3-cheese tomato and basil naan pizza is simple goodness.
Naan bread tastes so good and the soft chewy texture makes a delicious crust for personal size pizzas.
It comes in various shapes such as teardrop, round or oval which adds a nice rustic appeal to a flatbread pizza.
This pizza has simple ingredients, is easy to make and tastes so good.
About this Recipe
Olive oil is drizzled over the naan bread with granulated garlic sprinkled on top.
The light taste of olive oil and hint of garlic is a wonderful backdrop to the cheese, tomatoes and basil.
Then the naan bread is topped with 3 types of cheese (mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan cheese), and topped with fresh tomatoes and fresh basil.
About Serving
This naan pizza is fairly light and goes great with a dinner salad or soup.
Or it would make a delicious appetizer too by cutting each pizza into quarters.
Let’s check out the ingredients.
Naan (or Nan) bread, olive oil, granulated garlic, fresh small mozzarella balls, ricotta cheese, fresh shredded Parmesan cheese, teardrop or cherry tomatoes, granulated garlic, sea salt and ground black pepper
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE
A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Naan Bread:
On a large cookie sheet, lay 2 pieces of naan bread.
On top of each piece of bread, drizzle olive oil.
Using the back of a spoon, spread the olive oil evenly.
Granulated Garlic:
Next,
Sprinkle granulated garlic evenly on top of each piece of bread.
Ricotta Cheese:
Then,
…on each piece of bread, add 6 small spoonfuls of ricotta cheese on top about 2 inches apart from one another.
Mozzarella Cheese:
Lay the mozzarella cheese balls…
…in between the ricotta cheese.
Tomatoes:
Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise…
…and add them to the top in between the cheese.
Salt and Pepper:
On top, sprinkle sea salt and…
…pepper.
Parmesan Cheese:
Top with the Parmesan cheese.
Bake:
Bake in a preheated oven (at 350 degrees F.) for about 10 to 15 minutes,
or until the cheese is melted.
Fresh Basil:
Serve:
Top with fresh whole and chopped basil leaves…
…and serve warm.
Serve as appetizer by…
…cutting each pizza into quarters.
Or…
…serve whole as a main dish.
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3-Cheese Tomato and Basil Naan Pizza
Ingredients
For the Pizza:
- 2 pieces naan bread
- 1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 cup fresh small mozzarella cheese balls
- 1/4 cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
- 4 tablespoons ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup whole teardrop tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
- 6 dashes sea salt
- 4 dashes ground black pepper
For the Serving:
- 10 fresh whole basil leaves
- 3 fresh basil leaves chopped
Instructions
For the Pizza:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- On a large cookie sheet, lay 2 pieces of naan bread. On top of each piece of bread, drizzle olive oil. Using the back of a spoon, spread the olive oil evenly.
- Sprinkle granulated garlic evenly on top of each piece of bread.
- On each piece of bread, add 6 small spoonfuls of ricotta cheese on top about 2 inches apart from one another.
- Lay the mozzarella balls in between the ricotta cheese. Add halved tomatoes in between the cheese.
- On top, sprinkle sea salt and pepper. Top with the Parmesan cheese.
- Bake in a preheated oven (at 350 degrees F.) for 10 to 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
For Serving:
- Top with fresh whole and chopped basil leaves. Serve warm.
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