Best Homemade Margherita Pizza Recipe

If you are a fan of pizza, so you must know Margherita pizza. A light pizza that, with all its simplicity, tastes more memorable and more delicious than other pizzas if it is made correctly.

Servings 4
Calories per serving 203 Cals
Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 30 min
Total Time 40 min

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic
1 cup Freshly mashed or canned tomatoes
20 grams Basil
100 grams Mozzarella cheese
2 cups sliced tomato
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper

Instructions:

1

You can see the pizza dough and tomato sauce recipe in the link to the ingredients section

2

Open the pizza dough from the middle and by hand until it reaches the edge of the dish. Hold the edge of the dough slightly and do not flatten it.

3

Spread Margherita sauce over the dough. Do not sauce the edges.

4

Pour as much cheese as you like over the dough.

5

Put the sliced ​​tomatoes on the cheese. Preheat the oven to 392 Fahrenheit and place the pizza in the oven until the edges of the pizza are puffed and the cheese is golden. It will take about 30 minutes.

6

Finally, pour the fresh basil over the pizza and enjoy.

Cook Detail

Servings 4
Calories per serving 203 Cals
Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 30 min
Total Time 40 min

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Tips and tricks

  • The complete recipe of dough and sauce is linked in the ingredients section.
  • Put fresh basil on the pizza at the last minute before serving because it may burn due to the heat of the pizza.

Background & History

There is a story that an Italian chef planned for Italian Day to cook something similar to the Italian flag, which eventually reached this pizza. Margherita pizza with three colors white, green, and red. This creativity led to the discovery of this delicious pizza.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories 203 Cals
Calcium, Ca 159.46 mg
Carbohydrate 18.02 g
Cholesterol 19.75 mg
Fat 11.08 g
Fiber 1.89 g
Folate 55.43 ug
Iron, Fe 1.14 mg
Magnesium, Mg 24.79 mg
Niacin 1.2 mg
Protein 9.06 g
Sodium, Na 1046.6 mg
Sugars 0.61 g
Thiamin 0.15 mg
Vitamin A 2208.8 iu
Vitamin B6 0.13 mg
Vitamin C 20.33 mg