Heritage Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Chilli Flakes pizza!
A slight twist on the classic Margherita, this is made with a variety of in-season heritage tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, chilli flakes and a drizzle of basil oil and balsamic vinegar. Simple but super tasty!
Pizza dough
This recipe uses Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana recipe which can be found here.
Method
Stretch the pizza dough over plenty of semolina and drizzle with a little olive oil
Cover the pizza with sliced tomatoes. Add a generous amount of mozzarella.
Pour a little basil oil over the top of the pizza.
Sprinkle a pinch of chilli flakes.
Bake in your pizza oven at 500 degrees C for around 90 seconds, turning frequently.
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
Serve with ripped basil leaves.
This pizza was baked using the Alfa Forni 5 Minuti. For more information and prices, click here.
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Heritage Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Chilli Flakes
A slight twist on the classic Margherita, this is made with a variety of in-season heritage tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, chilli flakes and a drizzle of basil oil and balsamic vinegar. Simple but super tasty!
Pizza dough
This recipe uses Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana recipe which can be found here.
Method
This pizza was baked using the Alfa Forni 5 Minuti. For more information and prices, click here.
Ingredients
Pizza base
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