Margherita Pizza
Who doesn’t love the simplicity of a good Margherita pizza? Fresh basil is so flavorful and definitely the star of a delicious Margherita pizza. But really what can make this Margherita pizza extra special is quality fresh ingredients: homemade dough, fresh tomato sauce, fresh basil, a vine-ripe tomato, and high-quality mozzarella. With only a handful of ingredients go big and source out the best local options you can find.
This is hands down my kid’s favorite type of pizza but sometimes we add pineapple too. Let your kids experiment and choose their favorite toppings, no matter how strange. This pizza recipe is a great foundation for simply delicious pizza sauce and an awesome crunchy crust, but you get to take it from there and make it your own. One of my favorite parts of pizza night is getting everyone together in the kitchen to roll out the dough and put toppings on the pizza. Pizza night is such a great family cooking activity for all ages!
Margherita Pizza
Healthy vegetarian pizza with only 5 ingredients! This Margherita pizza is simplicity at its best. Made with crunchy Neapolitan style pizza dough from scratch, homemade tomato sauce, fresh basil leaves, and real mozzarella.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Total Time: 39 minutes
- Yield: 14 inch pizza 1x
- Category: Pizza
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Crunchy Neapolitan Style Pizza dough
- 1/2 cup of pizza tomato sauce
- 1 cup of fresh basil leaves
- 8oz of fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1 large tomato, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°.
- Sprinkle a work surface with flour and roll out the pizza dough until it is very thin.
- Transfer the pizza dough to a baking sheet.
- Spread the pizza sauce on the dough.
- Evenly disperse the basil leaves on top of the tomato sauce.
- Crumble the mozzarella cheese using your hands and sprinkle it on the pizza.
- Add the tomato slices on top of the cheese.
- Cook pizza in the oven for 22-24 minutes or until the mozzarella starts to brown.
- Remove pizza from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Go crazy and add your favorite toppings!
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Erica
