Every time I travel to Italy, I promise I am going to bring home the Italians’ appreciation for simple beauty and pleasure. They take such delight in savoring their time with family and friends, whether it be for a cappuccino or glass of wine. And their approach to food and ingredients is the same:

Simply the best.

Meaning that the best is usually the simplest. Such a philosophical opening, I know, to a post about Neapolitan pizza sauce but it fits. Because this ridiculously easy pizza sauce is simply the best in its preparation and ingredients.

Now that’s Italian!

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Is it Napolitan or Neapolitan or Napoli sauce?

It’s all 3!

My grandma Nina is Napolitan (meaning she’s from Naples) and she called it Napolitan. Some restaurants or families might say Napoli sauce.

Wait…a no-cook pizza sauce?

Yup! The sauce cooks on the pizza right in the oven! Simple!

It’s truly an authentic Italian pizza sauce recipe with only 3 ingredients. And it’s typically used for a pizza Margherita which is the hallmark of Neapolitan pizza or pizza from Naples, Italy.

What you’ll need for simple Neapolitan pizza sauce

With an ingredient list that short, you’ll want to use the highest quality ingredients possible.

Here’s what you’ll need:

How to make Neapolitan pizza sauce

All the equipment you need is a medium sized mixing bowl, a wooden spatula or spoon or a clean set of hands.

Let’s get to work:

• Empty the canned tomatoes into the mixing bowl.
• Taste your canned tomatoes as not all are the same.
• Use your hands or the flat edge of the wooden spatula or spoon and crush the tomatoes to a chunky texture.
• Add in a tablespoon of olive oil and stir.
• Stir in a teaspoon of sea salt, stir and taste. Add more salt as needed.

Told you it was SIMPLE!