Margherita Pizza

Ingredients -

Pizza crust

Tomatoes (3 or 4 thinly sliced)

Mozzerella cheese (fresh thinly sliced)

Basil

Olive Oil

Salt

Do you know the history of the Margherita Pizza? My dad is the king of all things random, but I actually found this story quite interesting. In the 1800's, Queen Margherita took a tour of the Italian kingdom with her husband. During her travels, she saw many people, including peasants eating flat pizza bread. She was very curious, and ordered a chef to her royal palace to make her a selections of her new found pizzas. To honor the queen, the chef made a special pizza to represent the colors of the Italian flag (tomatoes, mozzerella cheese and basil- red white and green). This pizza became her favorite and when word got out, she became even more popular than she already was with the Italian people. The pizza was named after her and quickly spread all over the world. I love random facts about food!

Anyway, this pizza is very easy to make and tastes so light and delicious.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Use either premade crust (Trader Joe's makes a good one, so does Jewel- found in the bakery section), or make your own (haven't done this yet...). I lightly brush the crust with olive oil for a nice crispy taste. Spread thinly sliced tomatoes all over the pizza, and top with thinly sliced fresh mozzerella. I then sprinkle a pinch of Salt and cut up some basil leaves.

Cook in the oven until cheese is melted and crust is golden. So yummy!