Classic Margherita Pizza
Sometimes you just can't beat a classic like fresh and simple Margherita Pizza. This homemade pizza recipe hits the spot and is so easy to make!
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Ingredients:
| 1/2 | recipe homemade pizza crust |
| 1 tablespoon | olive oil |
| 2 cloves | roasted garlic |
| 1/4 cup | pizza sauce |
| 8 ounces | mozzarella cheese, sliced into 1/2 inch slices |
| 2 | plum tomatoes, sliced |
| handful of fresh basil leaves | |
| freshly ground black pepper, to taste |
Directions:
Prepare the pizza dough. Preheating the oven to 475F. Allow dough to rest 15 minutes, while preparing the remaining ingredients.
Mix the olive oil and chopped garlic together in a small dish. Spread olive oil/garlic mixture on top of crust. Top with pizza sauce, then the mozzarella cheese slices, then the tomato slices.
Bake for 14-16 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the cheese is bubbling. For the last minute, I move the oven rack to the top rack to really brown the edges. That's optional.
Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil and pepper. Slice pizza and serve immediately. Store leftover pizza covered tightly in the refrigerator and reheat as you prefer. Baked pizza slices may be frozen up to 1 month.
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