Air fryer recipe · Mains
Classic Margherita Pizza
A simple pizza with tomato sauce, melting cheese and fresh basil. Ready fast in the basket.
- 15 minTotal time
- 190°CAir fryer
- 2Serves
- VegetarianDiet
Nutrition per serving
- 225kcal
- 11.4 gprotein
- 17.9 gcarbs
- 12.5 gfat
- 1.4 gfibre
Per serving, about 2 servings. Figures are estimates from standard ingredient databases, not medical, dietetic, or nutritional advice.
Ingredients
- pizza base1 medium
- pizza sauce3 tbsp
- mozzarella cheese80 g
- tomato1 small
- basil leaves6 leaves
- olive oil1 tsp
Method
Prep the base
Brush the pizza base lightly with olive oil, then spread the pizza sauce evenly and leave a thin bare border. The oil helps the base crisp instead of going soggy, and the border gives you a clean crust to hold.
Add cheese
Grate the mozzarella over the sauce so it covers the base in an even layer. Grated cheese melts faster and more evenly than thick slices, giving you a smooth, stretchy top without any cold spots.
Top it
Lay thin tomato slices over the cheese and keep the basil leaves aside for now. Adding the basil later stops the delicate leaves from burning and going dark in the hot basket.
Air fry
Place the pizza in the basket and air fry at 190°C for 8 min until the cheese melts and bubbles and the edges turn golden. Scatter the fresh basil over the top just before serving.
