Pizza Rustica Patate e Rosmarino – A Traditional Italian Recipe

Potato and rosemary pizza

Pizza Romana When compared to the classic Margherita pizza or the famous Neapolitan pizza, patate e Rosmarino is a relatively new pizza topping. It is believed to have originated in Italy in the late twentieth century, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Liguria.

Potatoes were first used as a pizza topping in the early 1800s, when pizza was considered a poor man’s food and was made with whatever ingredients were available. The addition of rosemary, a common herb in Italian cuisine, gives the pizza a distinct flavour.

The rustic pizza with potatoes is delicious. Furthermore, it is really easy and quick to prepare as a savoury pie with puff pastry. This idea is unavoidable at the dinner table when we want to make a single complete dish and don’t have much time to cook.

Ingredients

Makes 2 x 26cm pizzas
• 2 potatoes
• olive oil
• rosemary
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Slice the potatoes thinly and toss them in a little olive oil. Roll out the pizza dough (made as per the ‘Pizzettine‘ recipe) and line 2 lightly oiled pizza trays. Place the potato slices, overlapping each other slightly, onto the pizzas. Sprinkle with the rosemary, salt and pepper and bake in a 220°C oven for 10-15 minutes.

Potato and rosemary pizza Pizza Romana When compared to the classic Margherita pizza or the famous Neapolitan pizza, patate e Rosmarino is a relatively new pizza topping. It is believed to have originated in Italy in the late twentieth century, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Liguria. Potatoes were…

Potato and rosemary pizza Pizza Romana When compared to the classic Margherita pizza or the famous Neapolitan pizza, patate e Rosmarino is a relatively new pizza topping. It is believed to have originated in Italy in the late twentieth century, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Liguria. Potatoes were…