Best Recipe for Phyllo Pizza with Smoked Mozzarella and Cherry Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 12 to 13 ounces cherry tomatoes and/or pear tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 12 12x9-inch sheets fresh phyllo pastry or frozen, thawed
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 4 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- 3/4 cup (packed) coarsely grated smoked mozzarella cheese* (about 3 ounces)
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup quartered pitted Kalamata olives
- 2 teaspoons coarsely chopped fresh oregano
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and oregano in medium bowl. Scatter tomatoes on large rimmed baking sheet; roast until soft and beginning to collapse, about 22 minutes. Remove from oven and let tomato mixture cool. Maintain oven temperature.
- Place stack of phyllo sheets on work surface and cover with plastic wrap, then damp kitchen towel to prevent drying.
- Brush another large rimmed baking sheet with some of melted butter. Place 1 phyllo sheet on baking sheet. Brush lightly with melted butter and top with second phyllo sheet. Brush with butter and top with third sheet; brush with butter. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Repeat 3 more times for total of 12 phyllo sheets and 4 tablespoons Parmesan. Sprinkle stacked phyllo sheets with grated mozzarella, leaving 1/2-inch plain border. Top with roasted tomatoes, pepper strips, and olives.
- Bake pizza until phyllo is crisp, 25 to 27 minutes. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons fresh oregano over, loosen pizza from sheet with large metal spatula, and slide onto cutting board.
- *Also called mozzarella affumicata; sold at some specialty foods stores and at cheese shops. If unavailable, use regular (not fresh) whole-milk mozzarella.
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