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pizza with tomato sauce and cheese

Margherita Pizza

You will never find more than two or three toppings on a classic Roman pizza, and with only tomato sauce, chopped fresh mozzarella and basil leaves for garnish, the Margherita pizza is the perfect example. When making this pizza, remember a pizza Romana is paper-thin and just about charred on the edges. 
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Ingredients

Tomato Sauce for Pizza

  • 18 oz jar passata (puréed tomatoes)
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch dried oregano or shredded fresh oregano

Margherita Pizza

  • basil
  • 1 quantity homemade pizza dough made into 4 pizza bases see recipe below
  • 1 Tomato Sauce for Pizza see above
  • 500 g fresh mozzarella chopped
  • basil leaves to garnish

Instructions
 

Margherita Pizza

  • Mix the passata and olive oil together in a small bowl. Add the herbs and a pinch of salt.
  • Preheat the oven to 240°C (465°F).
  • Top each pizza base with the tomato sauce, then the mozzarella.
  • Bake for 10–15 minutes, until the dough starts turning lightly golden.
  • Garnish with basil leaves and serve.