Margherita Pizza

By Mrunal | Updated: 06/02/2019

Even the simplest of the ingredients combined in an elementary way can make a best and delightful snack to leave you appeased. This pizza is one such dish made from a combination of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese topped with some basil leaves on a crispy pizza crust to make that delicious snack for your teen.

Serves	Preparation Time	Cooking Time
6 People	5-10 Minutes	10-15 Minutes

Ingredients

10” thin pizza crust
1 large tomato, sliced thinly
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
3 large basil leaves, cut into strips
4 ounces mozzarella cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup tomato or pizza sauce

Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degree F

Step 2

Spread olive oil on the pizza crust evenly.

Step 3

Sprinkle the finely chopped garlic cloves.

Step 4

Next, top the crust with tomato sauce, followed by mozzarella cheese.

Step 5

Place the sliced tomatoes over the entire pizza.

Step 6

Sprinkle salt and pepper.

Step 7

Now bake the pizza for 10-15 min, or until it turns crispy.

Step 8

Remove the pizza from the oven and spread the stripped basil leaves.

Step 9

Slice the pizza and serve it hot.

Nutritional Information

Calories	146 Kcal
Proteins	6.6 g
Fat	6.1 g
Carbohydrates	16.1 g
Cholesterol	12 mg
Sodium	118 mg
Potassium	64 mg

Tip -You may add the basil leaves before cooking the pizza crust.

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