Margherita Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 lb pizza dough, store-bought or homemade, room temperature
• 1/2 cup San Marzano tomato sauce, lightly seasoned with salt
• 8 oz fresh mozzarella, torn into pieces
• Handful fresh basil leaves
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Flaky sea salt, to finish
• Semolina or flour, for dusting

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven as hot as it will go (500°F/260°C or higher) with a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet inside for at least 30 minutes.
2. On a floured surface, stretch the dough into a 10-12 inch round, keeping the edges slightly thicker for the crust.
3. Transfer the dough to a pizza peel or parchment-lined baking sheet dusted with semolina.
4. Spread the tomato sauce thinly over the dough, leaving a border for the crust.
5. Scatter torn mozzarella evenly over the sauce.
6. Slide the pizza onto the hot stone (or place the baking sheet in the oven) and bake for 8-10 minutes, until the crust is blistered and golden and the cheese is bubbling.
7. Remove from the oven, top with fresh basil leaves, drizzle with olive oil, and finish with a pinch of flaky sea salt before slicing.