Delightfully Simple and Light Margherita Pizza
2013 Jan 29 | Written by: Katherine Cortes | Tags: Pizza RecipesMore toppings don’t necessarily translate to a better-tasting pizza. Sometimes the simplest and most modest amount of ingredients work wonderfully. Such is the case for the margherita pizza.
The margherita pizza has an interesting history. It was named after Queen Margherity of Italy during a visit to Naples in 1889. She was served a simple recipe – as pizzas go at that time – prepared with ingredients the colour of the Italian flag – red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil).
As per this old-school tradition, this margherita pizza recipe is simple, delicious and light, with just the right amount of mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
Margherita Pizza Recipe
This recipe for a classic margherita pizza is light and delicious. It features a thin, crispy crust and just the perfect amount of toppings.
One 8" Pizza
5 Minutes
10 Minutes
Ingredients
- 3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, finly chopped
- 3-3 large basil leaves, cut into strips
- 2 small tomatoes, cut thinly
- 115 g mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 tbsp parmesan cheese
- Crushed red pepper, to taste
- 8 inch pizza dough
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 232 C.
- Drizzle olive oil over the pizza dough.
- Spread the olive oil around using a brush.
- Scatter garlic, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes on the pizza dough.
- Season with salt and papper.
- Spread the basil leaves.
- Bake the pizza for 9-10 minutes or until crisp.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper.
