Mediterranean Pizza
By Todd Toven
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Medium
Ingredients
- Pizza dough (recommend Delallo Italian Pizza Dough Kit or use the fast-rising NY Style Pizza Dough recipe on Blackstone's website)
- Pesto sauce
- 1 Mozzarella cheese block (recommend Galbani whole milk Italian style and/or BelGioioso Fresh Mozzarella)
- Artichoke hearts
- Roasted red peppers
- Garlic, minced
- Fresh basil leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- Prepare pizza dough according to the instructions.
- Preheat the Blackstone Pizza Oven.
- Cut mozzarella into small blocks or slices.
- Shape the pizza dough to your desired size, dusting with a mix of 50/50 semolina flour and Type 00 flour to prevent sticking.
- Evenly spread a thin layer of pesto sauce on the dough.
- Place small chunks of mozzarella around the dough, leaving about 50% of the sauce visible. Sprinkle with seasoning.
- Cut up artichoke hearts and red peppers, then distribute them on the dough. Add minced garlic on top.
- Bake in the pizza oven until the cheese is melted, and the crust is golden brown and crispy. Monitor closely, as cooking time may vary.
- Remove from the oven and place fresh basil leaves on top. Drizzle olive oil over the pizza. Serve immediately.
