Italian pizza chain, Pizza Express are trying to combat the perceptions that eating pizza is unhealthy by launching a new range called Leggera. What makes the pizzas different to any other on the market today is that the centre of the pizza has been removed and replaced with a generous helping of salad.
The pizza is made from their classic pizza dough and tomato sauce topped with Fior di Latte mozzarella which is a lighter cheese and finished with one of three pizza toppings -
- The Margherita Leggera - Sweet Santos tomatoes marinated in extra virgin olive oil and garlic
- The Gustosa - Hand torn prosciutto cotto ham, slices of portobello mushroom and sweet yellow peppers
- The Vitabella - Whole asparagus spears, mixed chargrilled vegetables and fresh red and yellow peppers
For the health conscious this is an imaginative way to go out and enjoy pizza. However, in our opinion, paying £8 for a pizza which is missing the centre seems a little expensive, especially at a time when pennies are tight and you could stay in, rent a DVD and make your own for a lot cheaper!
January 17th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Can somebody tell me how they do it? Do they use a circular dough cutter? What is done with the dough they cut out? Folks seem to want to complain about paying more with the center missing as if that is somehow a scam. Has anyone done an analysis of the comparative cost of a dressed salad and the pizza ingredients “missing?” Also, this has got to have additional labor cost because it takes more time.