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Aldo Zilli's margherita pizza

Aldo Zilli / 06 May 2020

Classic Italian pizza recipe from Aldo Zilli.

Aldo Zilli's margherita pizza

Cooking Time

8-10 minutes

Serves

2

Ingredients

For the base
300g strong bread flour
1 tsp instant yeast (from a sachet or a tub)
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling

For the tomato sauce
100ml passata
Handful fresh basil or 1 tsp dried
1 garlic clove, crushed

For the topping
125g ball mozzarella, sliced
Handful grated or shaved parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
Handful cherry tomatoes, halved

To finish
Handful basil leaves (optional)

Method

Make the base: Put the flour into a large bowl, then stir in the yeast and salt. Make a well, pour in 200ml warm water and the olive oil and bring together with a wooden spoon until you have a soft, fairly wet dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 mins until smooth. Cover with a tea towel and set aside. You can leave the dough to rise if you like, but it’s not essential for a thin crust.

Make the sauce: Mix the passata, basil and crushed garlic together, then season to taste. Leave to stand at room temperature while you get on with shaping the base. Roll out the dough: If you’ve let the dough rise, give it a quick knead, then split into two balls. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into large rounds, about 25cm across, using a rolling pin. The dough needs to be very thin as it will rise in the oven. Lift the rounds onto two floured baking sheets.

Top and bake: Heat oven to 240C/fan 220C /gas 8. Put another baking sheet or an upturned baking tray in the oven on the top shelf. Smooth sauce over bases with the back of a spoon. Scatter with cheese and tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil and season. Put one pizza, still on its baking sheet, on top of the preheated sheet or tray. Bake for 8-10 mins until crisp. Serve with a little more olive oil, and basil leaves if using. Repeat step for remaining pizza.

Watch the video below for additional tips and tricks.

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Aldo Zilli

Aldo Zilli is an award-winning celebrity chef and restaurateur who specialises in Italian, vegetarian and seafood cuisine. He has been a strong supporter of a number of charities over the years and in early April 2020 he cooked more than 50 pizzas for NHS nurses & doctors of East Surrey Hospital, Redhill.