Margherita Pizza with Easy Home Made Pizza Sauce

                                   Recipe: Margherita Pizza with Easy Home Made Pizza Sauce

                                                               (updated version)

Author: Christine Strasser

Makes one large pizza

Serves:4

Are you looking for a perfect pasta side dish that is not garlic bread? How about a simple Margherita pizza recipe? This pizza is light and refreshing, especially when garnished with fresh torn basil leaves.

Our Margherita Pizza with Easy Home Made Pizza Sauce is the perfect pizza to pair with other main dishes, and it can also be a light snack or a light meal when paired with a garden salad. This simple homemade pizza uses just a few basic ingredients and our easy homemade pizza sauce, which adds lightness to the overall flavor and is a perfect sauce for this pizza.

The use of dried basil leaves is enough to make this pizza delicious, and of course, a garnish of fresh basil leaves will only make this pizza even better. My kids love the chunky tomato pieces used in this pizza. It’s great to eat on its own or as a side dish to pasta or soups.

Ingredients and directions for the Easy Home made Pizza Sauce

Note: The recipe below is half of the original sauce recipe, which you can also find as a separate post here.

                           Ingredients and directions for the Margherita Pizza with Easy Home Made Pizza Sauce:

                                                                                                   Ingredients to make one large pizza:

Pizza base:                                                                                

        1 large pizza base (either shop - bought or home made)

Sauce ingredients:

1/2 T. tomato paste

30 ml tomato puree

50 ml tomato sauce (updated)

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. mixed herbs

1/4 tsp. dried basil

1/4 tsp. sugar

Pizza toppings for 1 large pizza:

1 large tomato, cubed

1 1/2  to 2 c. mozzarella cheese

1 tsp. to 1 1/2 tsp. olive oil (to drizzle over the pizza)

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and mix well with a teaspoon.

Cover the bowl and keep the sauce cool in the fridge until you're ready to use it. It can keep in the fridge for 3 days.

Directions:

1.Preheat the oven to 210 C ( for a thick pizza base) or if using a shop bought pizza base, follow its package instructions.

2. While the oven preheats, mix the pizza sauce ingredients.

3. Cover the pizza base with the pizza sauce.

4. Evenly spread the tomato on the pizza base, making sure you do not include the seeds and the tomato's juice.

5. Spread the cheese evenly on top of the pizza and drizzle the olive oil on the pizza.

6. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 14-15 minutes then turn off the oven.

7. Garnish with freshly torn basil leaves ( if using) and serve immediately.