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Recipe Tuesday – Margherita Pizza

8th June, 2010 - Posted by katherine - No Comments

Margherita pizza refers to a pizza that has fresh basil, sliced tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese on it. It was first made in honour of a visit to Naples by the Queen of Italy, Queen Margherita, and has the colors of the Italian flag.  I like to make it as a fun, filling, vegetarian meal that I know my husband will enjoy even though it is meatless. It’s pretty straightforward but what I’ve found to be really good is to buy some naan (Indian bread) at HEB and use those to make little personal pizzas. They are about $3 for 2 breads, and they made a nice and easy pizza crust. Look for them near the deli with a pita bread.

To make these tasty little guys, all you need is some fresh basil leaves, some fresh mozzarella (I like to buy the kind that comes in liquid, but you can also use shredded), olive oil, salt and paper, garlic, and of course the naan.  I like to drizzle the naan with olive oil and then add some minced garlic, then add the tomatoes, then the cheese, and finally the basil with salt and pepper. Just follow the directions on the naan packaging for baking, and in less than 10 minutes you have a very delicious and meatless dinner.