UIC has a new farmer’s market this year on campus for students! I couldn’t wait to get over there and check out what they had. While there were only a handful of vendors, I still came away with some great purchases!
I bought some cherry tomatoes
and nectarines.
For dinner I wanted to use the fresh tomatoes for a fresh margherita pizza. I made my first ever homemade pizza dough. Instead of using all white flour, I substituted half of the flour for whole wheat flour for a healthier dough. It turned out wonderfully and was much simpler than I thought it would be!
The pizza was topped with fresh and simple ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes, sliced
- Basil leaves, chiffonade
- Mozzarella cheese, sliced
- Garlic, minced
- Olive oil
After about 30 minutes in a 500 degree oven it was finished. This pizza was such a hit that it was almost completely gone before I even got the chance to photograph it!
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My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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