A classic pizza topped simply with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and basil.
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Ingredients
🌾1 ball pizza dough
🍅1/2 cup San Marzano tomato sauce
🧀150g fresh mozzarella, torn
🌿Fresh basil leaves
🫒Olive oil, for drizzling
Method
Serves 3
1
Stretch the pizza dough into a thin round.
2
Spread the tomato sauce evenly, leaving a border for the crust.
3
Scatter torn mozzarella over the top.
4
Bake in a very hot oven (ideally a wood-fired oven) until the crust is charred in spots and the cheese is bubbling.
5
Top with fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil before serving.
✓ What Makes it Authentic
Pizza Margherita is a foundational Neapolitan pizza, widely believed to be named for Queen Margherita of Savoy in the late 19th century, representing the colors of the Italian flag.
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