With juicy tomatoes, fresh basil, and homemade vegan mozzarella, this vegan margherita pizza will be the star of your next pizza night! This plant-based version of the classic Italian pizza is ready in under an hour!
Margherita pizza is my FAVORITE type of pizza.
It's best in the summer when you can get (or grow) the freshest basil and ripest tomatoes.
And I love it because it is so simple and beautifully highlights the ingredients.
I'm not a huge fan of pizza sauce, so my version of margherita pizza doesn't use pizza sauce. Instead, it makes the fresh tomatoes the star!
I know so many pizza recipes start with pizza sauce as the base, so feel free to use my marinara sauce as the base if you want. But in my research I can't find anything that says that margherita pizza actually has to have sauce. Margherita pizza is about the toppings!
Margherita pizza orginated in Italy. And similar to caprese salad and Neapolitan ice cream (whose colors were originally red, white, and green) the colors are meant to represent the Italian flag.
The three colors are represented: red - tomatoes, white - mozzarella, and green - basil.
The pizza is simple, yet so flavorful!
Step 1. Prepare the pizza dough.
Step 2. While dough is baking, make the mozzarella.
Step 3. When the crust done with the first bake, turn the oven up to 450°F. Top the pizza first with the mozzarella and then with the tomatoes. Bake again for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4. Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil, red pepper flakes, and pepper.
I'm CONVINCED that margherita pizza is best without pizza sauce. Just tomatoes, cheese, and basil.
But if you must, head over to my marinara sauce recipe and spread about 1/2 cup on your pizza crust before adding the mozzarella.
Store any leftovers wrapped in aluminum foil in the fridge. Leftovers are best in the first two days, but will last up to a week.
The best way to reheat pizza is in the oven. Heat the oven to 350°F or so, and place the pizza in the oven for 5-10 minutes until warm. This method helps to avoid any sogginess that can occur when refrigerated.
For best results, add a bit more fresh basil to the top of your pizza after you reheat it.
Thank you God for this pizza that celebrates the Italian culture and fresh summer produce. Amen.
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With juicy tomatoes, fresh basil, and homemade vegan mozzarella, this vegan margherita pizza will be the star of your next pizza night! This plant-based version of the classic Italian pizza is ready in under an hour!
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