Campari® Margherita Pizza
Serves
4Campari® Margherita PizzaServes 4
Prep Mins
1515 Mins 30 Mins 45 Mins
Total Mins
30
Ingredients
For the Pizza:
- 1 Tbsp. cornmeal
- 1 cup strained tomato sauce
- 1 small garlic clove, grated
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- ¼ tsp. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- Flour, to stretch the dough
- 2 (1lb.) balls of pizza dough (store bought, or see recipe below)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
- ball of mozzarella, sliced
- 1 pkg. Campari tomatoes, sliced
- ½ cup fresh basil, roughly chopped
For the Dough:
Makes two, 1lb pizza dough balls
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 Tbsp instant/quick-rise yeast
- 2¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons warm water
Directions
For the Pizza:
- Preheat oven to 500F. Set an oven rack in the middle position. Dust a baking sheet with half of the cornmeal.
- In a bowl, stir together strained tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar and oil. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, stretch and press one ball of dough into a 12” round shape. Gently transfer dough to the cornmeal baking sheet, reshaping if needed.
- Spread half of the sauce on the dough, leaving a ½” boarder around the edges.
- Sprinkle with half of the Parmesan cheese, oregano and half of the mozzarella.
- Bake for 6 minutes. Rotate the pan and check the bottom of the crust for doneness. Bake for about another 6 minutes or until the bottom crust is golden.
- Remove from the oven and place half of the sliced Campari tomatoes on top. Garnish with half of the basil. Slice and serve warm.
- Repeat with remaining pizza dough and ingredients.
For the Dough:
- Combine the flour, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir with a spoon to combine. Add the oil and water and stir until the dough just comes together. Using a stand mixer with the dough hook, knead on medium-low speed until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 to 7 minutes. The dough should be slightly tacky and cling just to the bottom of the bowl; if it seems too dry during the kneading process, add 1 Tbsp. of water. If it seems too sticky, add 1 Tbsp. of flour.
- Dust your hands with flour, then gather the dough into a ball and transfer it to a lightly oiled large bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a damp kitchen towel and let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours.
- When the dough has risen, punch it down and place on a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough in half and roll each piece into a ball.
- Cover the dough balls with a damp kitchen towel and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes (the dough will rise a bit). Using your hands, stretch the dough to the desired shape. Proceed with your pizza recipe.
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