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Pizza Margherita

Homemade Margherita Pizza

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Fresh store bought or homemade pizza dough
  • 3 tablespoons good quality tomato sauce (using San Marzano Tomatoes)
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 ¾ ounces good fresh mozzarella I prefer burrata
  • 8 to 10 basil leaves roughly torn
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes optional

Instructions
 

  • If baking in the oven with a pizza stone, place the stone in the oven. Let it heat for at least an hour.
  • Put the sauce in the center of the stretched dough and use the back of a spoon to spread it evenly across the surface, stopping approximately 1/2 inch from the edges.
  • Drizzle a little olive oil over the pizza. Sprinkle the parmesean cheese. Tear the burrata cheese apart scattering across the dough, on top of the sauce. Scatter half of the basil on the pizza. Sprinkle red pepper flakes for a little heat if wanted. 
  • The green egg cooks the pizza really quickly. It heats up to between 500 and 600 degrees. As a result, we only need to cook the pizza for 3-4 minutes. If you’re using a standard grill or cooking it in the oven, use a pizza stone and get the heat as high as you can. When the pizza is done, drizzle with a little more olive oil. 
  • Before serving, scatter the remaining basil on top of the pizza.