Margherita Pizza
Margherita pizza with a simple garlic infused olive oil base, juicy tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and topped with fresh basil.
Servings: 8 Slices
Calories: 352kcal
Equipment
- Pizza Pan
Ingredients
- 16 inch Pizza Crust
- 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3 clove Garlic sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons Pizza sauce optional
- 2 large Tomatoes thinly sliced
- 12 - 20 fresh Basil Leaves whole or cut into small pieces
- 8 ounces Shredded Mozzarella Cheese or sliced fresh
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees.
- While oven is preheating, mix olive oil and garlic and place in an oven proof small bowl and place in oven.
- When garlic becomes aromatic, carefully remove bowl from oven and set aside.
- Bake pizza crust until beginning to brown. About 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven.
- Brush olive oil garlic mixture over pizza crust. Optional: add a small amount of pizza sauce.
- Cover oil with thinly sliced tomatoes.
- Cover tomatoes with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in pre-heated oven until cheese is melted and browned to your liking. 15 to 25 minutes
- Remove from oven, cover with basil leaves, and serve hot.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.2g | Protein: 11.3g | Fat: 15.5g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 614mg | Fiber: 2.1g | Sugar: 3.1g
