Pizza Margherita

Created in Napoli (Naples) the year 1889 by Raffaele Esposito on occasion of the visit of Queen Margherita who was accompanying her husband King Umberto I. Esposito created for the event three pizza, but Queen Margherita liked particularly that with mozzarella and tomato, which from this time on is called in her honor Pizza Margherita.

Margherita is the simplest and most appreciated among all pizza types, specially children like it. Tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella, olive oil and basil leaves, just as simple as that, but it can satisfy even the most demanding palate, as long as the ingredients are of good quality.

Ingredients 

Tomato Sauce (200 ml)
Mozzarella di Buffala (150 g)
Basil (4 leaves)
Oil
Salt
Pizza Base

Elaboration

Place the tomato sauce in a bowl and toss with 4 tablespoons of olive oil and salt. Take the pizza base lightly greased and sprinkle generously with the tomato sauce, with a little extra virgin olive oil and coarsely chopped or sliced mozzarella ; bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes at 250 °.
Just extract the pizza from the oven, sprinkle with fresh basil leaves and serve immediately.