Margherita Pizza in the Pizza Oven
This classic pizza is an essential of Italian cuisine. Combining tomato sauce, mozzarella di bufala, basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil, it’s among everyone’s favourites. Simple, but efficient and savoury!
Ingredients
- 2 balls pizza dough
- 1 cup (250 ml) no-cook tomato sauce
- 2 balls (100 g each) buffalo mozzarella, drained and torn into pieces
- Basil leaves, to taste
- Olive oil, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the pizza oven on high (MAX) with the door closed for 20 minutes.
- On a floured work surface, roll out one ball of pizza dough at a time into a 12-inch (30 cm) circle, keeping a thick border all the way around. Place the dough on a lightly floured pizza peel. Spread half of the tomato sauce over the dough. Top with half of the cheese (see note).
- Using the pizza peel, slide one pizza at a time onto the hot stone. Bake in the pizza oven for 2 to 3 minutes, rotating the pizza 4 or 5 times during cooking, or until the crust is nicely browned.
- Once out of the oven, garnish each pizza with basil and season with pepper. Drizzle with olive oil. Cut into wedges and serve.
This classic pizza is an essential of Italian cuisine. Combining tomato sauce, mozzarella di bufala, basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil, it’s among everyone’s favourites. Simple, but efficient and savoury!