Maryann Ridini Spencer's video: Bruschetta Pizza

Growing up in a large East Coast Italian-Irish family, at family gatherings, holidays and special occasions, we loved to enjoy a host of appetizers before the main meal event. Bruschetta, an Italian antipasto or starter dish, is made of a mix of tomato, onions, basil, olive oil and salt that you put over bread rubbed with garlic, olive oil, and salt. My Bruschetta Pizza is a yummy dish that you can serve for dinner with a large green salad, or you can cut it up into wedges to serve as an appetizer when you have guests for dinner. Enjoy! Maryann INGREDIENTS: onion, diced Roma tomatoes, diced fresh basil garlic powder garlic salt black pepper Italian seasoning blend lemon juice, freshly squeezed Ricotta cheese Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago cheese blend garlic naan extra virgin olive oil PREPARATION: Drizzle olive oil in a skillet on the stovetop over low heat. Add in onion and sauté. Add in tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic powder and salt, and lemon juice. Stir for a minute or so, turn off the stove, and set aside. Place a slice of the garlic naan on a plate and drizzle a smidge of olive oil over the top. (optional, do not use olive oil here if you like your crust crispy) Toast the naan in a toaster oven. (Toast the Naan well so it is crispy). After toasting the naan, layer a generous portion of Ricotta cheese over the top. Put the tomato mixture on top of the naan. Sprinkle a blend of Parmesan, Asiago, and Romano cheese over the top. Add a few more fresh basil leaves on top. Grind some black pepper on top. Sprinkle Italian seasoning blend over pizza. Place the pizza in the toaster oven to melt the cheeses. Serve immediately. Bruschetta Pizza ©2018, https://MaryannRidiniSpencer.com/SimplyDeliciousLiving *** Get the RECIPE print out at my Simply Delicious Living Blog by visiting the Plumeria Café® @ https://maryannridinispencer.com/the-plumeria-cafe and search the recipe title. GET MARYANN'S NOVEL, "Lady in the Window" Hardcover or eBook @ Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2lOIotS OR AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2lGyND3 ) & WATCH FOR Maryann's sequel novel, "The Paradise Table," in stores in 2018 from SelectBooks. JOIN MARYANN'S BOOK & COOKING CLUB: http://bit.ly/2bo0Zr7 WATCH "Simply Delicious Living" on PBS-TV (KVCR-TV) in Southern California, DirecTV, Dish Network Sunday Mornings 10:56 am to 1:00 pm and on Roku (Simply Delicious Living Channel), and YouTube. TO VIEW A SAMPLE of Maryann's Cookbook, visit: http://bit.ly/2occQfp Visit: https://MaryannRidiniSpencer.com