Classic Italian Margherita Pizza

Classic Italian Margherita Pizza

Who doesn’t like pizza? Crispy crust, tomato sauce, and lots of cheese - this is the ultimate recipe of success. Plus, pizza is very simple to make even for inexperienced cooks. So let’s try to cook a traditional Italian Margherita pizza together.
45 m
4
Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • Pre-made pizza dough
  • ¼ cup of tomato paste
  • 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tomato
  • Fresh basil leaves

Method

  1. Mix 2 finely chopped roasted garlic cloves with 1 tablespoon of olive oil to make the sauce
  2. Place pre-made pizza dough into a baking pan and spread the sauce you just made on top
  3. Spread ¼ cup of tomato sauce all over the dough
  4. Sprinkle the dough with 8 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese
  5. Cut 1 tomato in circles and put them on your pizza
  6. Bake your pizza for 35 minutes at 246C or 475F
  7. Decorate your pizza with some fresh basil leaves

Tips

If you don’t want to use pre-made pizza dough, you can make it from scratch using one of the recipes you can find on the internet.

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