Cheesy Arugula, Tomato and Mushroom Pizza with White Truffle Oil

I'll be the first one to say that AUTHENTIC white truffle oil is very, very pricey. Here's a big tip- if the ingredient says "truffle oil essence" or the like, it's engineered to taste like truffle. Real truffle oil will usually say, "pressed" or the like. Now, I'm not super picky, especially if I'm using very small amounts at a time because with all other flavors present in a dish, unless you're a world class chef with a super-sensitive palate, you honestly won't know the difference in taste! You can usually find truffle oil in the specialty foods section of your local TJMAXX, Marshalls, or even Ross. Weird, I know... if all else fails, the supermarket always carries it. But trust me, for $5.99 for a 12oz bottle of the fake "authentic" tasting stuff at TJMAXX, it's well worth searching for.

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Ingredients:

Serves 4

4 whole wheat pitas

2 cups baby arugula, washed and dried

8 crimini mushrooms, washed-dried-thinly sliced

8 slices of thinly sliced swiss cheese (i used the Sargento thinly sliced 40cal/slice)

16 slices of roma tomatoes (about 4 tomatoes total)

1 tbsp white truffle oil

salt and pepper to taste

1 clove garlic smashed in a small microwavable cup with 2 tbsp butter

• Preheat the oven to broil. Make sure the oven rack is in the middle.
• Meanwhile, arrange 4 pitas on a cookie sheet, curled side up. Melt garlic+butter in microwave for about 20 seconds. Brush the face of the pitas with the melted butter.
• Layer the mushrooms, then the tomato slices on each pita - (4 on each) Sprinkle sparingly with salt. Season with pepper. Then top with the arugula, and drizzle the truffle oil sparingly on each pizza. 
• Cover each evenly with a layer of cheese. 2 slices per pizza. (tear to fit if necessary. no one likes wasted cheese that drips to the baking sheet!) Sprinkle with more black pepper.
• Serve with baked green beans, or whatever you fancy!

I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe! I know I did....mmmmmm...