Pizza Margherita

Name: Pizza Margherita
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 ball pizza dough, 280g; 100g San Marzano tomatoes, crushed; 150g fresh mozzarella, torn; 1 handful fresh basil leaves; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; salt to taste

The original Neapolitan pizza with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil. Preheating the stone for a full 45 minutes is what gets the base properly blistered and charred in under 10 minutes.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Italian

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 ballpizza dough, 280g

100gSan Marzano tomatoes, crushed

150gfresh mozzarella, torn

1 handfulfresh basil leaves

2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil

saltto taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to its maximum temperature with a pizza stone inside at least 45 minutes.

Stretch dough to a thin 30cm circle on a floured surface.

Spread crushed tomatoes, season with salt.

Scatter mozzarella and drizzle with olive oil.

Slide onto stone and bake 7–9 minutes until crust is blistered and charred.

Add fresh basil after baking and serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

184

Protein

11.3g

Fat

13.4g

Carbs

4.7g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

261mg

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