Pizza "Margarita"

Method

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   Pizza "Margarita" is almost a culinary symbol of Italy, it combines the colors of the Italian flag: white - Italian cheese "Mozzarella", red - tomatoes and tomato sauce, green - the main Italian aromatic herb basil.

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   I personally tried Margarita pizza in different establishments, and also saw many of her photos, and they were very different from each other in taste and design.

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   I have a great idea of this interesting pizza. in two different forms of design.

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   To prepare Italian pizza "Margarita" prepare a thin dough for pizza (manual or in a bakery) or dough for pizza recipe from Jamie Oliver, tomatoes, tomato paste, bell pepper, onions, garlic, mozzarella, dry aromatic herbs and basil, however, here it is purple, not green.

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   To make a sauce for "Margarita", usually the skin is removed from the tomato. Scald the tomato and remove a thin film, or you can just cut off a thin layer with a simple vegetable knife. Sometimes I peel off, and sometimes I leave because it doesn’t spoil my taste or bother me.

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   Onions, garlic, tomato and bell peppers are finely chopped in a blender or knife, salt, add a pinch of Italian herbs, a little basil, tomato paste and extinguish in olive oil until the excess juice is boiled.

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   Lubricate the batter or pizza mold with olive oil to make the bottom surface of the pizza more crispy.

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   Roll the dough in a thin cake and put on it prepared fragrant tomato sauce.

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   First design option

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    On top, spread out the Mozzarella pieces. Bake the margarita pizza in the oven at 200-250 degrees for about 15-20 minutes.

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    Then sprinkle the finished pizza with fresh basil leaves.

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    Serve it right away!

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    The second option of design

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    On top of the mozzarella, spread thin slices-circles of fresh tomatoes and on them - even small pieces of cheese.

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    Bake in a heated oven at 200-250 degrees until good roaring of the edges of the dough and melting the cheese.

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    Prepared hot pizza sprinkle fresh finely chopped basil and, if desired, a small amount of grated hard cheese.

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    Italian pizza margarita is ready.

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