Mediterranean Pizza
Mediterranean Pizza! Discover a new twist on classic pizza with this version made with Mediterranean-inspired toppings and fresh ingredients.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
- large baking pan or pizza stone
- microwaveable cup or bowl
- Pizza Cutter
Ingredients
- 1 ball pizza dough store bought or homemade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced or grated
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ½ cup Italian cheese blend
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 Roma or plum tomato thinly sliced
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ teaspoon dried mint
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F degrees. Place pan or pizza stone in oven to heat up as well.
- Meanwhile, combine the olive oil and garlic in a small microwaveable cup and heat on high for 30 seconds or until the garlic is fragrant and begins to sizzle. Remove from microwave and set aside.
- Cut one of the quarters of the pizza dough in half.* Set aside the other half and keep covered. On a well-floured surface, roll out the dough to desired thickness -- for this version, I rolled mine out quite thin to about a 12x6 inch oval. Repeat the process with second piece of dough to make 2 personal pizzas.
- Carefully move rolled dough to hot pan or stone. Brush the crusts with the garlic oil and bake for 3-6 minutes {depending on thickness} or until the crust is beginning to turn golden brown in some spots.
- Remove from oven and top each pizza with spinach leaves, Italian cheese blend and mozzarella. {Doing it in this order helps the leaves stay in place, but you can arrange it as you like, of course.} Place tomato slices, sliced red onion and olives on top of cheese; sprinkle with crumbled feta. Sprinkle dried mint and oregano {or whichever spices you choose} over top.
- Return pizzas to oven and bake for another 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the edges of the pizza are crisp and browned. For a crisp underside, I like to move the pan to the very bottom rack of the oven for the last minute or two of cooking. Just make sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn!
- Remove pizzas from oven and drizzle with balsamic syrup if desired. Slice and serve hot.
Notes
Most 1 lb. dough balls will make 2 large pizzas, 4 medium pizzas or 8 individual thin crust pizzas. It's up to you how you want to divide it up, but for the this particular recipe, I've listed enough ingredients for 2 individual thin crust pizzas or 1 medium pizza.