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Travel Inspired Recipes: Pizza Roi from Paris

July 16, 2012 by 18 Comments

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Perhaps my favorite travel “souvenir” is the recipes we bring home to add to our family’s dining collection. Wherever we go, trying new foods, we discover some that MUST be included at home. In South Carolina a couple years ago, we found a great little gelato place tucked away in the corner of a shopping plaza. Expecting a refreshing cone, the intense flavor of the blood orange gelato gave us a pleasant surprise. Ever since, we’ve been working on our own gelato recipe — though we have yet to master it. On a trip to Mexico, we discovered “poolside tacos,” a light spin on a fish taco with fresh guacamole and salsa. From Paris, France, the origin of creative cuisine, we brought home pizza. It’s true, pizza!

Ces’t délicieux

Our first full day in Paris, we were still trying to figure it out. Where to eat. When to eat. How to navigate the language barrier. Throw in
a bit of jet lag and pizza seemed like a great choice for the kids. We discovered an Italian brasserie, the Villa Borghese, on our stroll through the 6th arrondissement. We talked Ben into ordering “Pizza Roi,” an almost traditional prosciutto pizza, just add egg. I didn’t think he’d go for it, but he did! And he loved it. The egg, cooked almost through, added a delicate creaminess to offset the acidic sauce and salty ham. 


At home, we recreate the pizza, sometimes with ham, other times with sausage or bacon. Perfect for brunch or dinner, it’s among our favorite “souvenirs” of France.

Pizza Roi

Ingredients:
1 ready to make pizza crust (available at the grocery store deli or your local pizza place)
1 jar ready to use pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
Ham, prosciutto, bacon or sausage
1 large egg at room temperature (pull from refrigerator at start of food prep)
Pepper to taste

Preparation:

  1. Roll or toss the pizza dough to desired thickness and bake in 500 degree oven for 3 minutes, just till it starts to brown.
  2. Spread sauce (as heavy or light as you want) over the crust, add cheeses and meat — try to keep the center a little lower.
  3. Return to oven for 3-5 minutes until the cheese starts to melt and brown.
  4. Remove from oven, crack egg over the center of the pizza, season with pepper and return to oven.
  5. Bake until egg is set — the yolk lightens the longer it cooks. (We bake ours about 5 minutes until the white is completely set, but the yolk is only half-set. The creamy yolk is a treat!)
  6. Remove pizza from oven and let it set for a minute or two before cutting in.

Bon appétit!

What’s your favorite travel-inspired recipe?

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Comments

  1. crystal says

    August 28, 2015 at 9:07 am

    Looks so good! I will try it soon!
    Crystal

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    • Karen Dawkins says

      August 28, 2015 at 3:06 pm

      Let me know if you like it. We thought it was weird at first, but it was quite yummy.

      Reply
  2. Family Travels on a Budget says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:34 pm

    Sounds just like it's spelled! Pizza Roi! Easy πŸ™‚ Tastes better.

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  3. The Pepperrific Life says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    That looks amazing! Amazing, and yummy! Now I know what Pizza Roi is :). I bet I can eat that faster than I can say it correctly! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  4. Shannon Milholland says

    July 16, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    It is amazing what some countries put on pizza. When I was in Japan they almost always put corn on the pizza.

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  5. The Budget Diet says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Food “souvenirs”…LOVE IT! They're a lot better than some little trinket that will collect dust on a shelf!

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  6. Paula says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Wow! I have never seen a pizza quite like this… Wish I was a little more brave about trying new things. πŸ™‚ Sounds good!

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  7. Family Travels on a Budget says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:03 pm

    Food souvenirs are fun! Perhaps I should start a cookbook of our favorites πŸ™‚

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  8. Kathy Radigan says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Karen I love this idea!! What a cool way to remember a wonderful trip. It also reminded me that when my parents went to Germany when I was 7 came back and made us beef tartar so that we can have a taste of Germany! Great piece Karen.

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  9. Family Travels on a Budget says

    July 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    Tanya,
    We look for a recipe everywhere we go. My husband is usually the one to recreate it, but sometimes I figure it out first. We relive our vacation for weeks — or months.

    Paris was absolutely amazing — way beyond anything we expected, which may be why I haven't written about our Paris travels yet. Home three months and still wishing I was there!

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  10. Family Travels on a Budget says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Susan, It's revolutionized pizza at our house. We love it. And now, pizza really is a brunch food! πŸ™‚

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  11. tanya says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    I love the idea of taking recipes from your travels and recreating them at home! Makes for good eats and you relive all those wonderful memories! Hope Paris was everything you'd hoped it would be! I think that pizza looks awesome! I'd love to try that!

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  12. Susan says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    This brought back so many memories! In Croatia (and Slovenia) all of the pizza's come with a cracked egg in the centre. So good!
    I must try this at home. πŸ˜‰

    Reply

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