Phyllo Pizza With Fresh Tomatoes And Feta Cheese Recipes

TOMATO-ONION PHYLLO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Brush a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with some of the melted butter. Unroll phyllo dough; cut stack into a 10-1/2x9-in. rectangle. Discard scraps., Line bottom and sides of prepared pan with 2 sheets of phyllo dough (sheets will overlap slightly). Brush with butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers 5 times. (Keep dough covered with a damp towel until ready to use to prevent it from drying out.) , Top with layers of remaining phyllo dough; brush with remaining butter. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; arrange onion and tomatoes over cheese. Sprinkle with oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake until edges are golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

GREEK PIZZA ON PHYLLO WITH FETA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Melt butter/oil on medium/low heat in small saucepan. Cover phyllo with barely dampened kitchen towel (not paper).
• In a bowl, combine cheeses, oregano, pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
• Brush baking sheet with oil/butter mixture. Place 1 sheet phyllo in center. Brush with butter-oil. Add 2nd sheet of phyllo, brush with oil. Add 3rd sheet, but do NOT brush with oil. Just sprinkle a LITTLE (i.e. ~2 TBS) of the cheese mixture on top. Add another layer of phyllo. Repeat, until all phyllo is used.
• Brush top layer with butter/oil. Sprinkle with ½ of the remaining cheese. Sprinkle with the scallions, then the tomatoes, evenly over the top of the pizza, leaving a 1-inch border around edge. Season the tomatoes with salt, and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Trim the edges if desired.
• Bake on the TOP shelf of the oven until cheese is melted and phyllo is golden and crisp on the edges; 20-30 minutes. Good with a Pinôt Gris, Pinôt Grigio. Sangiovese or Chianti wine.

PHYLLO PIZZA WITH FRESH TOMATOES AND FETA CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a 9" x 13" baking dish or on a baking sheet, lay out one piece of phyllo dough. Spray or brush a thin layer of olive oil covering the whole piece of phyllo.
• Repeat until all 6 pieces are layered and coated with olive oil.
• Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the phyllo, as evenly as possible.
• Spread tomato slices out over the phyllo dough.
• Tear the 12 leaves of basil and distribute evenly over the pizza.
• Season with the sea salt and pepper.
• If desired, drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.
• Bake for about 15 minutes, or until feta begins to brown. Be sure to keep a watchful eye on it though, if the edges begin to brown too much before the feta is browned to your liking cover the edges with strips of foil to impede burning.
• Garnish with fresh torn basil.

TOMATO PHYLLO PIZZA

Steps:

• Spray jelly roll pan with cooking spray; place sheet of phyllo on pan and spray generously with spray.
• Repeat with remaining sheets phyllo.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese and onion over phyllo; arrange tomato slices on top.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and herbs.
• Bake pizza at 375°F until phyllo is browned and cheese melted, about 15 minutes.