I had no idea what a Margherita pizza was so I did a little go*gle searching and this is what I learned.... Evidently the Neapolitans take their pizza very seriously. Purists consider there to be only two true pizzas – the “Marinara” and the “Margherita.” The Margherita is named after Queen Margherita of Savoy. The Queen's favorite pizza was a pizza evoking the colors of the Italian flag – green (basil leaves), white (mozzarella), and red (tomatoes). This combination was named Pizza Margherita in her honor.
Now that we have had a mini history lesson lets get on to the pizza...
I cheated and bought a dough packet to make my life simple. All I had to do was add hot water, mix & let rest.
These are ingredients for the 'kids' pizza... I didn't really expect them to like the Margherita...
These are the ingredients for the famous Margherita!
I totally did not expect to like this because of the tomatoes. When Papa John's was selling their 'spinach tomatoe, chilken alfredo' pizza I HATED the tomatoes; however, I was determined to give it a try.
After slicing the tomatoes I chunked up the mozzarella cheese and threw it on the pizza along with the basil leaves. Then I drizzled olive oil all over and sprinkled the parmesan cheese around the crust. Simple and as easy as could be!
Kayli & Kat's pizza ready for the oven!
The finished Margherita... doesn't it look good. I can't put into words how wonderful it was. Go make one and you'll understand. I LOVED this pizza!
And so did our guests!
Both of them!
My Mom used to tell me a chef's best compliment was an empty serving dish. I sure hope she was right!
4 comments:
Mmm, looks good!
*drooling*
The Pizza was amazing
Love that home made pizza!
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