Luca Varuni’s Summer Margherita Pizza

Instructions

• 1

  Preheat the Smart Oven® Pizzaiolo by selecting the Wood Fired setting. Turn the Darkness dial to the Darker setting and select 3 minutes on the Timer dial. This can take up to 20 minutes.

• 2

  Once the oven has preheated, lightly toss the dough ball in flour. Stretch the dough and place on the floured peel.

  Tip: The top of the rested dough becomes the bottom of the pizza
• 3

  Add the San Marzano tomatoes. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and a touch of pecorino romano.

• 4

  Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, turning the pizza after 1 minute. Be sure to turn the pizza quickly so as not to lose any heat.

• 5

  Once the pizza is cooked, add the buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil, one final touch of extra virgin olive oil and some cracked black pepper.