Margherita Pizza

Is everyone ready for Halloween and all the treats that will be making it into your house? After all that candy is devoured, you'll need some real food to get back on track. How about some pizza? Made with fresh ingredients, pizza can be quite nutritious. And this Margherita pizza is perfect! Did you know that  Margherita pizza was named for Queen Margherita of Italy in the late 1800's? There you go...random fact of the day. A traditional Margherita pizza only has basil, white cheese like mozzarella and red sauce on a thin crust to emulate the colors of the Italian flag. But because the SFFS house is a house of meat eaters, I added sausage. You can totally leave it off though, if you're a purist. This great pizza starts with a yummy thin crust from Mama Mary's. Then sliced mozzarella and basil and some Roma tomatoes....oh yeah! Marinating the tomatoes is one of the keys to making this extra yummy and the ease of prep because of Mama Mary's pizza crust is the best of all! 

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Margherita Pizza



1 Thin and Crispy Mama Mary's pizza crust
1 cup pizza sauce
3 roma tomatoes ~sliced
8 ounces mozzarella cheese ~ thinly sliced/grated
1/2 pound cooked sausage (optional)
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves ~ rough chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt

Place tomatoes in a small bowl. Sprinkle with sea salt then pour in the olive oil. Allow tomatoes to marinate for 15 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Remove tomatoes from the oil. Brush crust with oil then spread the pizza sauce over crust.

Arrange thinly sliced cheese over the sauce.

Top with marinated tomatoes, basil and sausage, if using.

Bake for 15 minutes until cheese is hot and bubbly.

 
Let's go! This is easy peasy!

 
Marinate the tomatoes.

 
Then build your pizza....

 
...and bake! So delicious!