Pizza Capricciosa
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(13)
Ingredients
1 serving
- 1 classic pizza dough (wood-fired Italian style)
- 1 fast no-yeast pizza dough (this is excellent!)
- 1 Store bought (30cm/12")
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp white sugar
- 1/2 tbsp water
- 1/2 garlic clove (, finely minced (optional)
- 1/8 tsp EACH dried parsley , basil and oregano (optional)
- 1 1/3 cup (130 g) mozzarella cheese, freshly shredded (Note 2)
- 1/2 cup artichokes (from a jar, preferably oil, drained & sliced (Note 3)
- 3 button mushrooms (, cut into 3 mm / 1/8" slices)
- 2/3 cup (70 g) shaved leg ham (, torn into pieces (thinner is better) (Note 4)
- 1/4 cup sliced kalamata olives (or black olives)
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 250°C / 480°F (both fan and standard). Allow time to get it nice and hot!!
Step 2
Pizza sauce - Mix the ingredients in a small bowl then set aside.
Step 3
Pizza base - Make and stretch out your chosen pizza base (no rolling pin!), stretch onto a pizza pan or baking tray per the directions in your chosen pizza base. (Note 4 for pizza stone)
Step 4
Top - Spread the pizza sauce on the pizza, leaving a 1 cm/1/2" border along the edge. Sprinkle with cheese first, then drape the ham randomly across the surface, sprinkle with olives, artichoke slices and mushrooms. (If using the no-yeast pizza base, spray/brush exposed crust with olive oil.)
Step 5
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes, turning after 4 minutes, or until the the cheese has golden spots and the crust is crispy. Cut and eat, stat!
Step 6
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