Posted by 3QC.
Aug
3
Posted by 3QC.
Margherita Pizza
As if starting graduate school and a new blog weren’t demanding enough, we are moving to a new apartment just 10 days before I begin classes. Since I’m going to have a limited wardrobe until the move is complete, I have decided to subject you to some posts about food instead.
Earlier this week, we had homemade pizza for dinner, thanks to a recipe a friend shared. The recipe was for sausage pizza and I wanted to make it a Margherita, so I improvised a bit. Here’s the step by step breakdown.
1. The toppings: Fresh basil leaves, fresh chopped garlic and sliced tomatoes
2. The sauce: Canned diced tomatoes with juice, extra virgin olive oil, lots of oregano and salt, black pepper to taste
3. Spoon the sauce over the pizza base
4. Top with a mix of mozzarella and parmesan cheese
5. Add the toppings and bake for ~10 minutes (more if you want the veggies well done) at 425F, then top off with a few fresh basil leaves
And the final product:
Fresh baked Margherita pizza
Considering this was my first time making pizza, it turned out quite well. The only thing I didn’t like was the taste of the store-bought crust. I’m not about to make my own pizza dough anytime soon, so I’ll just have to look for a better brand. Any suggestions?
There are 6 comments to this post.
Mary @ stylefyles had this to say,
Aug 4, 2011 @ 2:23 pm
That pizza looks fantastic!!! Where did you purchase your crust from? I still think homemade is the best, but for a good store-bought crust, try Whole Foods (unless of course that’s the one you tried and didn’t like). But making from scratch is super simple – there’s really no reason not to.
When I make it homemade, I follow Smitten Kitten’s recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/03/breakfast-pizza/
3QC had this to say,
Aug 4, 2011 @ 3:15 pm
Thanks, all!
Mary: I got the readymade crust from my local Ralphs. I haven’t tried Whole Foods – will check it out. Someone also recommended Trader Joe’s. Have you used that?
tessa had this to say,
Aug 4, 2011 @ 4:12 pm
i would not be able to tell that it was your first time making pizza. it looks like a very pro very delicious pizza! mmMMmmm drool
allegra had this to say,
Aug 5, 2011 @ 4:13 am
yummy”
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Medha Toprani had this to say,
Aug 6, 2011 @ 5:18 am
Yuum yuum slurp! That’s a delicious pizza!
Have you tried whole wheat thin crust pizza
Bread? It’s available at Camy’s in Colaba.
Next time should get it from there.
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Good luck with everything! I am running a blog, working full time, and moving cities soon too. It’s been a little stressful as of late! That pizza looks delicious.