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Margherita Pizza

Margherita Pizza with Buffalo Mozzarella

Pizza with Fresh Buffalo Mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Resting Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 32 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 131 kcal

Equipment

  • Pizza stone or Pizza oven

Ingredients
  

  • 3 balls pizza dough
  • 28 oz tomatoes Whole San Marzano
  • 1.5 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 8 oz Buffalo Mozzarella Fresh. Sliced ¼" thick. A wire cheese slicer works wells.
  • 1 tablespoon Parmesan or Pecorino Romano grated
  • 12 leaves basil fresh
  • 1 teaspoon white truffle oil optional

Instructions
 

  • See separate recipe for making the pizza dough. If you are baking this on a pizza stone in a conventional oven, then pre-bake the pizza dough, after it has been shaped, for two to three minutes. Flatten the dough ball by pressing down with your fingertips in the center working out towards the edges. When the disc is about 8" in diameter, hold it vertically and gently stretch the edge of the crust until the dough forms a disc about 12" in diameter. Sprinkle some coarse semolina flour on a wood pizza peel and place the stretched dough onto the peel. The coarse flour acts like little ball bearings that help the pizza slide right into the oven without sticking.
  • Add the San Marzano tomatoes and juices to a blender with fine sea salt. Pulse several times until the tomatoes break up and form a purée. Brush the prepared pizza dough extra virgin olive oil making sure to coat the dough edge to edge. Spread a scant ¼ of the sauce on top of the olive oil to within ¾" of the edge.
  • Sprinkle the Parmesan or Pecorino Romano on top of the sauce. Spread the Buffalo Mozzarella on top.
  • Bake for 90 seconds or so in a 900 degree wood-fired pizza oven, turning every 20 seconds. If using a conventional oven, cook the pizza on a pre-heated pizza stone (for about 6 - 9 minutes). There is no need to turn the pizza in a conventional oven. Remove when the cheese has melted and the crust is golden brown.
  • Let the pizza rest a few minutes to setup. Then add the fresh basil leaves and slice.

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Notes

This pizza is inspired by the Margherita pizza found in Naples, Italy.  It uses simple ingredients from Naples that allow the individual flavors to shine.
You can add the basil before the pizza goes in the oven, but I prefer the look and taste of fresh basil.  Enjoy!
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Nutrition

Serving: 87ozCalories: 131kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 9gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 939mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1326IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 895mgIron: 1mg
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