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  1. Makes 24 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 bag refrigerated prepared pizza dough (680-700 g)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  • 1/4 cup basil pesto (di Genovese)
  • 125 g soft surface-ripened goat cheese (1 pkg)
  • 3/4 tsp Windsor® Coarse Sea Salt (freshly ground)
  •  for garnish Windsor® Black Peppercorns (freshly ground)
  •   fresh rosemary
  •   basil sprigs
  •   oregano sprigs

  • 1 bag refrigerated prepared pizza dough (680-700 g)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (divided)
  • 1/4 cup basil pesto (di Genovese)
  • 125 g soft surface-ripened goat cheese (1 pkg)
  • 3/4 tsp Windsor® Coarse Sea Salt (freshly ground)
  •  for garnish Windsor® Black Peppercorns (freshly ground)
  •   fresh rosemary
  •   basil sprigs
  •   oregano sprigs

Recipe Preparation

For the Freshly Herbed Bites

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F (215°C).
  2. Place dough onto well-floured surface; divide in half. Working with one half at a time, roll or pull very thinly to about 12 x 10-inches (30.5 x 25.4 cm). Repeat with remaining dough. Let rest 10 minutes.
  3. Using an upturned glass or biscuit cutter, cut out 24 3-inch (7.6 cm) circles of dough and transfer to lightly oiled baking sheets, 12 on each sheet.
  4. Lightly brush edges of 12 circles with olive oil.
  5. Top each with 1 tsp (5 mL) pesto.
  6. Slice goat cheese roll into 12 and place on top of pesto, gently pressing down.
  7. Generously grind Windsor® Extra Coarse Sea Salt over tops.
  8. Generously brush remaining olive oil over tops of remaining 12 circles. Generously grind Windsor® Extra Coarse Sea Salt over tops.
  9. Cut a tiny slit in each dough surface and insert a small clump of rosemary.
  10. Bake 10 to 12 minutes on lowest racks, rotating baking sheets after 5 minutes.
  11. Transfer to cooling racks. Garnish bites with freshly ground Windsor® Black Peppercorns, basil, rosemary or oregano.

Variation: If desired, substitute basil pesto with sun-dried tomato (Sardegna) pesto and substitute goat cheese with mozzarella di Bufala or bocconcini cheese. Garnish with snipped fresh basil or oregano.