Here is the archetype of a thin-crust pizza pie, a pizza margherita adorned simply in the colors of the Italian flag: green from basil, white from mozzarella, red from tomato sauce. This pizza is adapted from the recipe used by the staff at Roberta’s restaurant in Brooklyn, who make their tomato sauce simply by whizzing together canned tomatoes, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt. The ingredients offer in their proportions what appears to be a kind of austerity — not even 3 ounces of cheese! But the result is home-cooked pizza to beat the band, exactly the sort of recipe to start a career in home pizza-making, and to return to again and again.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Total Time 15 minutes

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 453, UnsaturatedFatContent 7 grams, CarbohydrateContent 59 grams, FatContent 15 grams, FiberContent 3 grams, ProteinContent 19 grams, SaturatedFatContent 6 grams, SodiumContent 1052 milligrams, SugarContent 2 grams

The trouble with most homemade pizza dough recipes is that they’re sort of a pain. You have to plan ahead. Knead the dough. Let it rise. Clean up after it. This might be the pizza dough recipe that finally persuades you it’s worth the effort — what little effort is required. With the help of two allies in the kitchen — your food processor and your freezer — now homemade pizza dough is nearly as simple as taking a chicken breast out of the freezer to thaw on your way out the door in the morning.

Provided by Suzanne Lenzer

Total Time 30 minutes

Yield 2 crusts (4 servings)

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 500, UnsaturatedFatContent 12 grams, CarbohydrateContent 76 grams, FatContent 15 grams, FiberContent 3 grams, ProteinContent 13 grams, SaturatedFatContent 2 grams, SodiumContent 414 milligrams, SugarContent 0 grams