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Authentic Margherita pizza recipe
Photo: Chad Montano

Authentic Margherita pizza recipe

11 ingredients 30 min + 5 min 5 people openrecipes

Winner of our recent Pizza Taste Test, this authentic Margherita is everything we love about pizza: crisp base, chewy dough and fresh-as-a-daisy topping.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

822
Calories
31g
Protein
29g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Mozzarella Cheese 1 oz (28g) 85
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 850 00 flour
  • g room temp water
  • 500 salt
  • ml fresh yeast
  • 5 can of good quality plum tomatoes (pref San Marzano)
  • g pinch of salt
  • 5 basil leaves
  • g balls mozzarella
  • 1 basil leaves
  • 1 parmesan
  • 5 olive oil

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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