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When you’re in a time pinch, this pizza is possibly the best way to use puff pastry. Just add cheese. Add tomatoes. More cheese. Olive oil. Herbs. Bake until golden and puffed and cheesy and it smells like you’ve lit a pizza margherita candle in your kitchen. You win at dinner.
INGREDIENTS
Easy Everyday: 100 Recipes and Meal Prep Ideas for Effortless Eats; A Cookbook
Jessica Merchant
1 sheet of puff pastry, thawed if frozen
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
2 Roma or beefsteak tomatoes, thinly sliced
Kosher salt and black pepper
8 ounces freshly grated provolone or mozzarella cheese, or an Italian blend
2 ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
½ teaspoon dried basil
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the sheet of puff pastry on top. Poke it all over with a fork (this prevents big bubbles!) and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over low heat. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until the garlic is sizzling. Let it cool slightly.
While the seasoned oil is cooling, place the tomato slices on a paper towel and sprinkle all over with salt. Let sit for 10 minutes, then pat dry with a paper towel.
Brush the puff pastry all over with the garlic oil. Sprinkle all over with the cheeses, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges. Top with the tomato slices. Sprinkle on some pepper and the basil. Drizzle a bit more garlic oil on (just a bit!) and sprinkle with more Parmesan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and puffed and cheesy! Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan, slice, and serve!
10-Minute Meal Prep
The cheese can be grated ahead of time and stored in the fridge.
Excerpted from EASY EVERYDAY by Jessica Merchant. Copyright © 2025 by Jessica Merchant. Used by permission of Rodale Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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