Name: Margherita Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup bread flour; 1 cup warm water; 1 tablespoon instant yeast; 1/3 cup tomato sauce; 1/2 cup grated mozzarella; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon olive oil; fresh mint leaves

This simple homemade margherita pizza is a 20 minute meal that's healthy, light, and delicious. It has a crispy but tender crust, tomato sauce, cheese, and fresh mint topping.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

KID FRIENDLY - A small meal that's healthy and easy to make for the kids.
HEALTHY - This margherita pizza is a healthy meal that comes together quickly.
INEXPENSIVE - No fancy ingredients = an inexpensive meal you can make.

Ingredients

Yeast
Bread Flour
Tomato Sauce
Mozzarella
Olive Oil
Mint Leaves
Warm Water

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How To Make Margherita Pizza

See below for a full list of ingredients and detailed instructions.

Preheat your oven to 425F.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, yeast, and water.

Stir until a dough forms.

Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface, roll out a ball of dough into a large round and place it onto a 10 "round pizza pan. If the dough is sticky, add some more flour a bit at a time.

Spread the tomato sauce evenly on the dough. Add mozzarella and mint leaves to the top. Bake for 10 minutes or until the crust is done.

Substitutions & Variations

Add sun dried sliced tomatoes for extra flavor.
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Margherita Pizza

This simple homemade margherita pizza is a 20 minutes meal that's healthy, light, and delicious. It has a crispy but tender crust, tomato sauce, cheese, and fresh mint topping.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 776 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup bread flour
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon instant yeast
⅓ cup tomato sauce
½ cup grated mozzarella
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425F.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, yeast, and water.
Stir until a dough forms.
Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface, roll out a ball of dough into a large round and place it onto a 10 "round pizza pan. If the dough is sticky, add some more flour a bit at a time.
Spread the tomato sauce evenly on the dough. Add mozzarella and mint leaves to the top.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the crust is done.