Remember last week when I got all zen like and said something was as numerous as the grains of sand? Well, you can say the same thing about pizza. Think about it…thin crust, thick crust, deep dish, hand tossed, heavy toppings, light toppings, veggie, meat lovers..see. And you know what, I say yes to them all. Whatever mood you are in there is a pizza for it!
In the summer, I like my pizza light and more often than not, I turn to Pizza Marguerite. It’s my favorite salad on a thin light crust, what’s not to love??
And like my favorite salad, it really doesn’t require a recipe, all it requires is fresh tomatoes, herby basil, fruity olive oil, fresh mozzarella, and salt and pepper.
Here is how I do it: Preheat oven to 500 with pizza stone in oven, roll out pizza dough, brush lightly with olive oil, spread some chopped fresh tomatoes and dot with torn chunks of fresh mozzarella, salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes or until crust is golden and bubbly. Strew fresh basil leaves on top. Enjoy.
This will be my entry for Two For Tuesdays!
And for
Weekend Herb Blogging hosted by Cinzia from Cindystar.
Cindystar says
Hi Pam,
hope your post is ok for Haalo, because the 1st rule of the event is that entries to Weekend Herb Blogging must be posts written specifically for Weekend Herb Blogging. This means they cannot be cross-posted in other events.
Anyway, pizza margherita is super!
Tangled Noodle says
A most excellent summer pizza! I followed the link to your pizza dough and must thank you so much for the recipe. I am definitely going to make it!
Bonnie says
This is my almost most favorite pizza! Good homemade crust, garden warm fresh basil, heirloom tomatoes and good olive oil and cheese. It doesn't get any better than this.
Chris says
Love doing this in the summer when I have butt loads of fresh tomatoes and basil growing. Oh wait....I DO have butt loads growing right now. Thanks for the idea!
The Food Hunter says
Looks delicious. I like how you describe it salad on a light crust.
Christy says
Reminds me of the pizza I ate in Italy - so fresh and yummy!
girlichef says
Hi Pam!! Just wanted to let you know that the linky is up on my post today...so stop by and link up when you get a free moment (I tried to email you, but my computer has a mind of its own this morning and won't let me!!) Thanks again for sharing w/ Two for Tuesdays this week =)
Joanne says
This is a pizza favorite of mine as well. Fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil all in their prime. Can't go wrong.
Psychgrad says
The pizza looks delicious! Thanks for the hydrangea advice. It hasn't completely collapsed yet, so there's hope.
a good yarn says
Bellissima!
All Our Fingers in the Pie says
I have to make up a batch of pizza dough. I love making it on my bbq in the summer.
Cinnamon-Girl says
This is the perfect Summer pizza...so delicious with all those fresh ingredients!
grace says
gorgeous pizza, pam. not all pizzas are pretty, but this one is. lovely work. 🙂
Julie says
That sounds SOOO good! Yum 🙂
Betsy from Tennessee says
Sounds really yummy --on a hot, summer day, Pam... I love pizza ---and in summer, it's best to go LIGHT.
Hugs,
Betsy
Marjie says
I made pizza for dinner Friday night. Or, to be precise, I made crust and made the kids make their pizza. It's the price they pay for having it. Yours is beautiful; I think I'd even go to the effort of making it myself.
Amy says
I'm always serving fresh tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella on Crostini - pizza is just a larger scale of that, right? This is how they do it in Italy. Smart people.
June says
Beautiful Pam! It's really perfect food isn't it, along with a glass of vin d'ordinaire of course!
zurin says
Simple is best. Im making a pizza for my next post too. Ive made n posted ur pesto Pam 🙂
Simply Life says
yum! that looks delicious!
girlichef says
Now that is a thing of beauty!! I can almost taste it from here (I wish)...perfect contribution to Two for Tuesdays...thanks so much for sharing it this week, Pam =)
shabby girl says
Sounds perfect. Right now. For breakfast. I totally could. 🙂
Mags says
I just cut back my basil this morning and lots of it to work with. This looks like a perfect, light summer supper.
Barbara says
OK. Now I'm going to give this some serious thought. Salad on a pizza? I think I might get away with that. 🙂
corinnea says
One of my absolute favorites. Perfect!
once in a blue moon... says
what i love most about this pizza is that you see it everywhere in italy, it like calgon/margherita take me away!
Patricia Scarpin says
My favorite pizza flavor, Pam! Yum! That looks delicious, sweetie!
Peter M says
Ahh, bless Naples and it's famous Margherita pizza. Simple garden falvours and still one of my faves.
chris says
This is my favorite kind of pizza, no fuss, no muss...but deeee-lish! 😉