veggie pizza recipe

It's loaded with veggies and sprinkled with Parmesan, with a tangy bold red sauce and a thin crust. Yes, this is the BEST healthy pizza you'll find.

Best Healthy Pizza Recipe

Easy Thin Crust Dough

Easy Pizza Sauce

yellow bell pepper

red bell pepper

red onion

garlic

olive oil

dried oregano,

capers, drained

Parmesan cheese

baby arugula

Kosher salt

Olive oil

Semolina flour or cornmeal, for dusting the pizza peel

Make the pizza dough

Follow the Easy Thin Crust Pizza Dough recipe to prepare the dough. (This takes about 15 minutes to make and 45 minutes to rest.)

Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F. OR preheat your pizza oven (here’s the pizza oven we use).

Make the pizza sauce

Prepare the toppings: 

Thinly slice the peppers. Thinly slice the red onion. Thinly slice the garlic. In a skillet, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Saute the vegetables, stirring often, for about 7 to 10 minutes, until browned and very soft. Stir in the oregano and remove from the heat.

Bake the pizza

 When the oven is ready, dust a pizza peel with cornmeal or semolina flour. (If you don’t have a pizza peel, you can use a rimless baking sheet or the back of a rimmed baking sheet. But a pizza peel is well worth the investment!) Stretch the dough into a circle; see How to Stretch Pizza Dough for instructions. Then gently place the dough onto the pizza peel.

Spread the pizza sauce over the dough using the back of a spoon to create a thin layer. Sprinkle with the vegetables, drained capers, and Parmesan cheese.

Use the pizza peel to carefully transfer the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone. Bake the pizza until the cheese and crust are nicely browned, about 5 to 7 minutes in the oven (or 1 minute in a pizza oven).

While the pizza is baking, mix the baby arugula with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt. When the pizza is done, top with the arugula. Slice into pieces and serve immediately.

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Best Veggie Pizza Recipe

water

active dry yeast

salt

flour

garlic,

tomatoes

tomato paste

sugar

black pepper

Italian seasoning

onion powder

mozzarella cheese (shredded)

bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, spinach, tomatoes, olives

In a stand mixer with a dough hook attached, combine yeast and water and let it sit for a few minutes until it gets bubbly.

Add oil, salt and 4 cups of flour. Mix until combined. Add the remaining 1 cup of flour in 1/4 cup increments until the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl. The dough should be soft and not overly sticky. Let the mixer knead the dough for 5 minutes.

Remove the dough hook, cover the bowl and let it rise for 30 minutes.

Remove dough from the mixing bowl, and separate into 4 even pieces. You are going to stretch the dough out instead of rolling it. This is where you can make your pizza shine!

On a clean work surface, pour a small amount of oil (1-2 tablespoons) and rub it around with your hands so that you also get some on your hands. This will keep the dough from sticking to the counter and give you a golden crust.

Flatten the dough into a disc using the palm of your hand. Next, use your fingers to press the dough out from the center to widen it into a circle. It should be about 6 inches across at this point. If you feel like your dough shrinks back quickly and won&#39;t hold its shape, let it rest for 10 minutes covered with a clean kitchen towel and then try flattening it out again.

This step is stretching your dough. Carefully pick up the dough with both hands on one edge and let the rest of the dough hang down. Rotate the dough like you are turning a steering wheel, moving your hands in one direction pulling the dough from hand to hand. You should end up with a circle that is about 11 inches in diameter. If it isn&#39;t perfectly round, no worries!

It is ok if there are holes or thin spots – this is where you can fix them. Carefully lay your dough onto a prepared pizza peel, stone or baking pan. If there are holes or thin spots, carefully pinch the dough together in those spots and then gently flatten with your palm. If there are spots that are much thicker than others, press them out with your palm.

If you are using a pizza peel and are going to transfer your pizza to a pizza oven or pizza stone, give the peel a shake to make sure that the dough isn&#39;t sticking to the peel and so it will easily slide off.

Dough

In a deep skillet or sauce pot, add the olive oil and garlic cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, or just until the garlic is soft and fragrant.

Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine everything. Turn the heat to medium high until it begins to simmer, and then reduce heat to low and cover. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes (you can simmer it for up to an hour).

Remove from heat and spread on pizza dough.

Sauce

Chop your veggies into small uniform pieces.  If you cut them too thick or big, they won&#39;t cook evenly when you bake your pizza.

Top sauce with shredded mozzarella cheese, and then evenly spread your chopped veggies on the cheese.

If you are baking in the oven, preheat to 475℉. If you have a pizza stone, place the stone in your oven now to get hot.

Once your toppings are on your pizza, bake for 13-15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly in the middle of your pizza. If you are using a pizza oven, cook according to your oven&#39;s directions.Remove the pizza from the oven, slice and enjoy!

Toppings

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