Pizza with Mozzarella, Pesto and Tomatoes - recipe with photo

Pizza with Mozzarella, Pesto and Tomatoes

Fragrant pesto, juicy tomatoes and thin dough make this pizza very delicious! This amount of ingredients can be used to prepare two pizzas 30 cm in diameter.

Total cooking time
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Number of servings
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Recipe difficulty
4 / 5

Ingredients

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  • water 200 ml
  • dry yeast 7 g
  • sugar 10 g
  • salt 10-12 g
  • vegetable oil 50 ml
  • flour 300-350 g
  • tomatoes 300 g
  • mozzarella 200 g
  • pesto 150 g
  • tomato sauce 100 g
  • dried oregano 1 tbsp

Instructions

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Dissolve sugar in warm water (not hot).

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Add yeast.

Step 3 of 20

Mix.

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Add 100 g flour. Mix.

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Let the starter rise.

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Add vegetable oil to the starter.

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Add salt.

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Mix.

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Add the remaining flour.

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Knead the dough (knead for at least 10 minutes).

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Transfer the dough to a bowl.

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Let it rise.

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Slice the tomatoes.

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Grate mozzarella on a coarse grater.

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Grease the baking pan (I used a pan 30 cm in diameter) with oil. Place half of the dough. Level it out.

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Spread with sauce.

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Sprinkle with oregano.

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Place the tomatoes.

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Place the pesto.

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Sprinkle with mozzarella. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 15–20 minutes.