Whole Wheat Margherita Pizza
Simple yet flavorful Whole Wheat Margherita Pizza is a great addition to your weeknight dinner. A quick and easy pizza made with homemade pizza dough comes together in only 30 minutes and has a soft and chewy crust!
Servings: 2 PIZZAS
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Pizza dough
- 1.25 cup Homemade Marinara sauce
- 1 ball of Mozzarella cheese (340 grams)
- 2-3 small Tomatoes, cut in circles
- 1/4 cup Roughly teared up Basil leaves
- 2-3 tablespoon Olive oil to brush the base
Instructions
- Preheat oven @350 degree F. Assemble: ingredients for pizza.
- Homemade Marinara sauce. Follow the link above to make marinara sauce at home or any store bought pizza sauce will work just fine.
- Follow the link above to make homemade pizza dough at home.
- I prefer my base to be slightly toasted before adding the sauce. So I have covered the base with beans and baked @350 degree F for 8 -10 minutes.
- Remove the beans and store for later use. Before I top my pizza with sauce and toppings, I like to brush the pizza base and edges with olive oil for a crispier crust.
- Time to spread marinara sauce at the base.
- Top with tomato slices.
- Generously add mozzarella cheese and basil leaves.
- Marinara sauce has salt in it but if you like, you can season your pizza at this point.
- Transfer pizza to a hot oven.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese begins to bubble and caramelize around the center. Depending on your oven, cooking time may vary.
- Remove pizza from the oven and set it on the counter for a couple of minutes and let the cheese and veggies set in. Cut a slice, sprinkle red chili flakes and enjoy!
- Pizza base can be made in advance and when ready, top with sauce, your favorite ingredients, cheese and bake.
