Pesto Pizza : Original Italian Recipe

Pesto Pizza : Original Italian Recipe

Who doesn’t love food made with fresh ingredients? I know I do. This recipe for pizza is awesome because it uses fresh vegetables and cheese. You can either use a pre-made pizza dough or you can make your own. I am a big fan of my pizza dough recipe. All you need is a bread machine and 1.5 hours. I usually put on the dough about 2 hours before dinner. 

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Italian Recipe : Pizza Margherita

What You Need :

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 lb. plum Roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed and finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 12" uncooked NY Style dough crust
• 6 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 6 fresh basil leaves cut into julienne strips
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh shredded parmesan cheese

How to do :

1. Combine 2 Tbls. olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, and salt in bowl.
2. Allow to marinate while making dough.
3. Brush dough crust lightly with olive oil.
4. Top with cheese, then tomatoes.
5. Drizzle with olive oil.
6. Bake in preheated 500F oven on pizza stone for 8−10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.
7. Remove from oven and top with parmesan cheese, then basil.
8. Cool on a wire rack for 2−3 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.

Pizza boscaiola Italian recipe

Italian Boscaiola Pizza Recipe

What You Need

*500 g of sifted flour type 00;

*12 g of yeast;
*250 ml of warm water;
*10 g of salt;
*25 g of extra virgin olive oil;
*250g of chopped tomatoes;
*250g mozzarella;
*100g of mushrooms;
*150g smoked bacon slices;

How to do :

Prepare the pizza dough, spread and sprinkle with tomatoes, then add the mozzarella, mushrooms and previously cut thin sliced ​​bacon.

Add a sprinkling of oregano and pepper and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 30-40 minutes.

Pizza carbonara Italian recipe

Italian Carbonara Pizza Recipe

What you need :

• 1 cup grated Parmesan
• 2 eggs
• Crushed black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for topping
• 3 thick slices pancetta, cut into 1/3-inch cubes

How to do :

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F with a pizza stone on the highest rack.

Make the egg cream by whisking together the Parmesan, eggs and a big sprinkle of black pepper until thick and foamy.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the pancetta. Cook over high heat until crunchy and fragrant, about 6 minutes.

Stretch the dough on a floured work surface to an 11-inch circle. Spoon the egg cream onto the center of the pizza and spread over the dough with a spoon. Evenly distribute the pancetta on top and sprinkle over the mozzarella.

Transfer the dough onto the pizza stone and bake until puffy, about 6 minutes, then turn on the broiler and broil until the crust takes on some color, 45 seconds.

Remove the pizza and top with a sprinkle of pecorino, more crushed black pepper and a swirl of olive oil.

Pizza diavola Italian recipe

Italian Diavola Pizza Recipe

Ingredients:

• Tomato sauce

• ½ cup grated mozzarella

• 25 g grated cheese (grana or parmigiano)

• 100-150 g hot salami, ventricina or soppressata calabrese, sliced

• 2 tsps extra virgin olive oil.

How to do :

Set oven to 475 °C. Once dough* is ready, divide into four pieces. Using the palms of your hands, begin stretching each piece separately into round pizzas, about 12 inches in diameter, on a hard surface sprinkled with flour.

The pizza should be as thin as possible with a bit more dough all around to shape the crust. If the dough gets too sticky, sprinkle with a bit more flour. Gently brush dough with olive oil and start layering ingredients. It is always preferable to blend the tomato sauce* so it will spread more easily and evenly on your pizza.

Once you have topped the pizza, slide the pizza stone (or a baking tray with aluminum foil) on the upper third rack of your oven and bake for about 10 minutes. Once the pizza is cooked, gently brush the crust with olive oil and broil on high heat for two minutes or until crust is golden. Carefully monitor oven to prevent crust from burning. Rotate the stone to broil your pizza evenly.

Pizza ortolana Italian recipe

Italian Ortolana Pizza Recipe

What You Need
                                       
*Salt and pepper
*500 g of flour
*1 packet of liquid yeast or 1 cube
*250 ml of warm water
*Extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons
*2 ripe tomatoes
*80 g diced mozzarella
*2 zucchini cut into slices
*80 g of boiled asparagus
*2 basil leaves
*Half a clove of garlic 

How to do 

Spread the pizza dough ortolana, previously kneaded and leavened according to the recipe common to all the pizzas. Wash the vegetables such as spinach, basil,zucchini and asparagus. Vegetables can be boiled or grilled according to your preferences. Dry the vegetables and cut them. Cover the dough with tomato slices and sprinkle evenly with the diced mozzarella. At this point settle the fillingwith vegetables. Optionally you can also use corn or broccoli or other vegetablesof your choice. Irrodare with the oil.

 Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 220 ° C.

Pizza capricciosa Italian recipe

Italian Pizza Capricciosa Recipe

What You Need 

4 cups flour (preferrably Italian white flour)

3 teaspoons kosher salt

2 teaspoons instant yeast

2 cups water

½ cup San Marzano tomatoes, blended

¾ cup fresh mozzarella (preferrably Fior Di Latte), chopped

1-2 basil leaves, torn

1-2 cremini mushrooms, sliced

6 whole pitted black olives

5 artichoke heats, quartered

1 slice prosciutto cotto, torn into bite sized pieces

6-7 slices mild salami, torn into bite sized pieces

sprinkle of Parmesan

drizzle olive oil

How to do : Part 1

1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and yeast.

2. Add water. Knead ingredients thoroughly with hands.

3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise at room temperature for 3-4 hours.

4. On a lightly floured surface, divide dough into 4 even balls. Cover each ball with plastic wrap and let rest for an additional 3 hours before use.

How to do : Part 2

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Spread blended San Marzano tomatoes evenly over dough.

3. Evenly sprinkle layer of mozzarella over dough and tomatoes.

4. Top with basil leaves, mushrooms, olives, artichoke hearts, proscuitto cotto and salami.

5. Sprinkle parmesan on top of pizza and drizzle with olive oil.

6. Cook for 15 minutes.