The fresh mozzarella shines in this classic pizza. Don’t be fooled by its simplicity: the quality ingredients come together and yield a tasty pizza with depth of flavor. You won’t want to buy another pizza pie again.
Classic Margherita Mozzarella Pizza
The fresh mozzarella shines in this classic pizza. Don’t be fooled by its simplicity: the quality ingredients come together and yield a tasty pizza with depth of flavor. You won’t want to buy another pizza pie again.
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ball Natural & Kosher fresh mozzarella shredded
- Basil leaves
- 1 pizza dough recipe
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In a large sauté pan, heat evoo on medium. Sauté the onion until translucent. Add garlic and stir.
- Stir in the tomato sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, stir, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until thickened, about 20 minutes.
- On a well-floured surface, roll out the pizza dough. Smear a generous amount of tomato sauce on the pizza dough.
- Bake for 7 minutes. Add the mozzarella pieces and bake for another 5 minutes. The pizza is ready when the edges are slightly charred and the cheese is bubbling. Add basil leaves immediately. Serve hot.
Don’t see strawberries or balsamic in the ingredient list. They are mentioned in the last paragraph of the directions.
Presents a bit of confusion for me! Thank you for clarifying.
I am a 13 year old girl who loves to cook ( not usually with a recipe) but this looks great and I may try it to make dinner for my family tonight.
that looks yummy
This looks amazing. I hope to try it someday.
The best cheese to use is Buffalo Mozarella; you don’t know what you are missing until you try the real stuff!!!