Margherita Pizza Recipe (Easy & Homemade)
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A classic Margherita pizza with homemade whole wheat dough, simple tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and basil. The simplicity lets quality ingredients shine in this iconic Italian pie.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 7- 3 cups (360 grams) whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour or bread flour)
- 1 teaspoon (3 grams) instant yeast (or rapid rise yeast (check notes below for working with dry active yeast or fresh yeast))
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup water (- you can also add 1.25 cups water or add as required)
- ½ cup Pizza Sauce
- 200 grams fresh mozzarella cheese (or shredded mozzarella , can add as required)
- vegetarian parmesan cheese (- as required (optional))
- 20 to 25 basil leaves ((fresh) or add as required, optional)
- dried oregano (- as required, optional)
- red chili flakes (- as required, optional)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 80M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 551mg
- Total sugar
- 1g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 259mg
- Calcium
- 184mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 551MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.