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Margherita pizza with herbed oil and fresh tomato basil sauce

Italian cuisine · Bruno Albouze · ♥ 1.8K likes · 84.9K views · 3 min video

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Heat oil and cook garlic until fragrant, about two minutes.
  • oil
  • garlic
  • herbs
Add herbs, turn off the heat, cover and infuse five minutes, then transfer to a clean container.
  • garlic
  • basil
  • tomatoes
  • tomato paste
  • sugar
  • salt
  • pepper
Pulse garlic and basil until finely chopped; add tomatoes and pulse briefly; stir in tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper for a chunky sauce.
Fresh tomato basil sauce
Flatten the dough ball and stretch it, spreading the fingers and rotating to keep it circular.
  • pizza dough
  • parmigiano
Brush with herbed oil, add parmigiano, then the tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella and fresh mozzarella.
  • shredded mozzarella
  • fresh mozzarella
Slide onto a hot pizza stone or upside-down baking tray and bake about 8 minutes at 550F (290C).