🇮🇹 Italian Vegetarian

Margherita Pizza

Name: Margherita Pizza
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: pinch for sauce Salt; 1 clove, grated into sauce Garlic; 400 g, room temperature Pizza Dough; 250 g, torn Mozzarella Cheese; 1 cup Tomato Sauce; 10 leaves Fresh Basil; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 2 tbsp, grated Parmesan Cheese

🇮🇹 Italian

Naples in its purest form — blistered crust, sweet tomato sauce, milky mozzarella and torn basil in the colours of the Italian flag.

Prep 25 min Cook 12 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Saltpinch for sauce
Garlic1 clove, grated into sauce
Pizza Dough400 g, room temperature
Mozzarella Cheese250 g, torn
Tomato Sauce1 cup
Fresh Basil10 leaves
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Parmesan Cheese2 tbsp, grated

Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to its maximum temperature (250°C+ / 480°F+) with a pizza stone or upside-down tray inside for 30 minutes.
2
Stretch the dough gently from the centre outward, leaving a 2 cm border. Never use a rolling pin — it kills the air bubbles.
3
Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce mixed with grated garlic and salt. Leave the border clean.
4
Scatter torn mozzarella evenly, drizzle with olive oil.
5
Slide onto the hot stone and bake 8-12 minutes until the crust is charred and blistered in spots.
6
Top with fresh basil and a final drizzle of olive oil immediately after baking. Slice and serve at once.

Chef's tip

Adding basil after baking keeps it bright green and aromatic instead of bitter and burnt.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Margherita Pizza Recipe / Homemade Pizza Recipe · on YouTube