Margherita Pizza
A Neapolitan specialty pizza made with mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil leaves.
Ingredients
Pizza base (store-bought, 20 cm diameter)
2 slices
Mozzarella cheese (torn into bite-sized pieces)
120 g
Tomato (remove stem, blanch with hot water to peel, deseed and cut into chunks)
1 large
Salt
a pinch
Pepper
a pinch
Olive oil (Extra Virgin)
1 tbsp
Basil leaves
6 slices
Instructions
1
Make the tomato sauce
Remove the stems from the tomatoes, blanch with hot water to peel, cut in half crosswise, deseed, then cut into chunks. Press through a sieve or strainer to make a puree, then add salt, pepper, and olive oil and mix. If there is too much moisture, place the sauce base in a sieve lined with paper towels and gently drain off the excess water.
2
Assemble the pizza
Spread the tomato sauce on the pizza base, top with bite-sized mozzarella, then add basil.
3
Bake
Bake in a small oven for about 5 minutes, until the cheese is completely melted.
