I am not the biggest pizza fan. While tasty, I do not find it to be filling. For some reason it is like eating air. However, I find that making the crust homemade and then layering on fresh toppings makes a huge difference. It’s still delicious, but I actually get full eating my margherita pizza with sausage. By slice 1.5, I am pretty much done. I am not sure exactly why this is, but I would be willing to bet that the mass production of the pizza dough has something to do with it. And I think my homemade version is likely slightly healthier.
And while I love margherita pizza, sometimes it does feel a little boring. So on this version, I added a generous portion of smoked sausage that crisped up in the oven and voila a delicious margherita pizza with crispy sausage. This pizza has everything you could possibly want; a soft crust for your carbs, fresh tomato and basil for your vegetables, mozzarella cheese for some needed calcium, and sausage for a kick of protein.
This is also a fun one to make yourself because you get that extra creative freedom to really add whatever your heart desires. So next time you are craving pizza, give this combo a try!
Ingredients:
Pizza dough, store bought or homemade
1 heirloom tomato, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, gently torn
1 tablespoon of olive oil
3 smoked sausage links, cut into rounds. I used turkey sausage
2 cups of mozzarella cheese, shredded or torn if fresh
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 425. Meanwhile, stretch the pizza dough over a pizza pan and gently massage with olive oil.
- Top the oiled crust with tomato slices and then cover evenly with cheese. Dot the sausage over the top and strategically place the basil around the pizza.
- Bake for 12- 15 minutes until the crust is crispy and the cheese is melted.
- Cut into 8 pieces and enjoy, hopefully with a beer or at the very least a coke!
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