Pizza is a popular Italian dish. It has been known for a long time and its predecessor was the flat bread focaccia. Pizza was first prepared in Naples in the 18th century when tomatoes were added to focaccia.
Pizza is an open pie that uses different fillings. Tomatoes are included in almost all varieties of this dish. They give it juiciness and original taste.
Margarita - classic pizza with mozzarella and parmesan
Margarita is one of the most popular types of pizza. The list of products that need to be used to prepare it has been reduced to a minimum. The filling consists of ripe tomatoes, cheese and basil. According to legend, it was named after Margarita of Savoy, the wife of the Italian king, who was very fond of this pizza. To make an open pie you will need:
- 200-220 g of very fine flour;
- water;
- some salt;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp dry yeast;
- 3 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 200 g mozzarella;
- 50 g parmesan;
- 5 basil leaves;
- 3 tablespoons of quality olive oil.
To prepare the dough, you must first dilute the yeast in water with added sugar. You can take at least 30 ml of water. If yeast is diluted in a concentrated sugar solution, it can lose its properties. The water should be warm, but not hot. After 10 minutes, you can start making the dough.
Put flour in a deep bowl. It is better to pre-sift it through a sieve to enrich it with oxygen. The dough with such flour will be better suited. Pour the mixture of water, sugar and yeast into a bowl, half the olive oil, add a little salt and, stirring occasionally, add new portions of water. The dough should be elastic, but soft, not too dense. When you manage to achieve the desired consistency, wrap it in plastic and put it in a warm place. After 30 minutes, knead well, form a ball and roll out. To prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin, it is convenient to sprinkle the surface with working flour. Put the dough in a special dish for baking pizza.
Grind the tomatoes with a blender. Preliminarily, it is advisable to make cruciform incisions in the region of the stalks, scald with boiling water, and then remove the peel. Put tomato puree in a saucepan, add the remaining half of the olive oil, a little spices. Dried Italian herbs are ideal for pizza. The taste of tomato sauce is well emphasized by oregano. Cook the sauce over very low heat for 5-8 minutes.
Put the tomato sauce on the rolled dough, but cool it slightly beforehand. You can put very thin circles of tomatoes on top of the sauce. Finely grate the Parmesan and sprinkle on the pizza. Cut the mozzarella thinly and spread over the surface of the pizza. You can use other types of cheese, as well as only one of those suggested in the recipe, but the taste of the finished dish will be different. Place the basil leaves on the cheese. Bake pizza at 200 ° C for 15 minutes. It should not dry out, so you cannot increase the cooking time.
Serve this pizza hot. As a sauce, you can choose olive oil with aromatic herbs.
Pizza with tomatoes and bell pepper on puff pastry
You can also make pizza with tomatoes based on puff pastry. The finished frozen semi-finished product will significantly reduce the cooking time. To make the pizza aromatic and tasty, you need the following ingredients:
- 500 g frozen puff pastry;
- 2-3 st. l ketchup or tomato lecho;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 8 cherry tomatoes;
- 1 bell pepper;
- 200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- a little oregano;
- 100 g olives.
Take the puff pastry out of the package, defrost it a little so that it becomes more plastic, and roll it out with a rolling pin into a layer suitable in size for the selected shape or baking sheet. Put the layer neatly on a baking sheet and prick with a fork over the entire area so that the dough does not swell during baking. Brush it with ketchup.
Cut off the stalk of Bulgarian pepper and remove the inner part with seeds, cut the vegetable into rings. Small cherry tomatoes cut in half or into quarters. Cut the pitted olives in half.
Put chopped cherry tomatoes on the base, as well as bell pepper rings and sprinkle the vegetables with cheese, previously grated on a coarse grater. Put the olives halves on top of the cheese, sprinkle with oregano or special seasoning for Italian pastries. Bake the pizza at 180 ° C for 15 minutes. It can be served with garlic olive oil. To prepare it, you need to pass the garlic through a press, mix with oil and dried Provencal herbs.
Pizza with tomatoes and smoked sausage
The pizza with smoked sausage and tomatoes is very satisfying and has a rich, piquant taste. To prepare it you need:
- 2 cups fine flour;
- 1 glass of boiled water;
- some salt;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp dry yeast;
- 3 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce;
- 200 g smoked sausage;
- 1 tsp dry herbs;
- 3 tablespoons of quality olive oil.
To prepare the dough for the dough, you need to dissolve the dry yeast in half a glass of warm boiled water, adding 1 tbsp. l flour. Remove the dishes with the mixture in a warm place for about 15 minutes.
Pour flour in a heap into a deep bowl, add a little salt, sugar, olive oil, pour the dough and gradually add water, kneading the dough. It must be elastic. Remove the dough for 30 minutes in a warm place, then knead again and roll out on a work surface sprinkled with flour.
Cut the tomatoes thinly, removing the stalk. It is better to grate hard cheese, and cut the smoked sausage into thin circles. Semi-smoked and raw smoked sausages with a low fat content are great for this recipe. Very tasty pizza is obtained with salami.
Grease the dough base with tomato sauce. You can buy a finished product or dilute tomato paste with a little water. Place sausage circles on the base, then tomato circles and sprinkle with grated cheese. Sprinkle with dry herbs on top. Bake pizza at 200 ° C for 15 minutes. You can serve tomato sauce with garlic with it.
As a meat component in this recipe, you can also use minced meat, boiled sausage or even sausages. It turns out very tasty with the use of bacon.
Vegetarian pizza with tomatoes and broccoli
Pizza with vegetables is perfect for a children's menu. To prepare such a dish, you will need:
- 1, 5 cups flour;
- 1 glass of boiled water;
- some salt and sugar;
- 2 tomatoes, fresh and fleshy;
- 200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce;
- 150 g broccoli;
- 1 small onion;
- 1/2 bunch of greens;
- 100 g olives;
- 1 tsp dry herbs;
- 3 tablespoons of quality olive oil.
To prepare the dough, sift the flour into a deep bowl, add salt, a little sugar, stir with a spoon and gradually add water, kneading the elastic dough. Let the dough stand for 15 minutes, then roll it into a thin layer and brush with tomato sauce.
Cut the tomatoes into thin rings, after removing the hard stalk. Peel the onion and cut into thin rings. Cut the olives into rings with a sharp knife. Disassemble the broccoli into inflorescences, remove the hard parts, put in a colander and immerse in salted water for 1-2 minutes.
On a dough base, greased with sauce, put tomato circles, onion rings, prepared broccoli inflorescences. Grate the cheese and sprinkle on the pizza, and then put the olive rings and sprinkle with herbs. Bake the pizza at 180 ° C for 15 minutes.
Pizza with tomatoes, ham and mushrooms
Pizza with mushrooms on fluffy yeast dough will appeal to lovers of hearty dishes. To prepare it you will need:
- 2.5 cups flour;
- 1 glass of warm boiled water;
- some salt and sugar;
- 3 tbsp. l vegetable oil;
- 50 g butter;
- 2 eggs;
- 2 tomatoes, fresh and fleshy;
- 150-200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce;
- 200 g of champignons;
- 1 small onion;
- 1/2 bunch of greens.
To prepare a fluffy dough, put the butter in a small bowl and heat it in a microwave oven until it is liquid. It is important not to overheat it so that it doesn’t boil. Drive 2 eggs into slightly cooled butter and mix well.
In a deep bowl, mix the finely ground flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar and a mixture of eggs and butter. Sugar in this case, it is enough to add 1 tsp, and salt to taste. Dry yeast can be replaced with pressed yeast. To prepare pizza, you need about 20 g of fresh pressed yeast. Gradually add water to the mixture and knead the dough. It should turn out to be elastic, soft. Remove the dough to a warm place by covering the bowl with a wet towel.
Peel the champignons and cut into quarters, then fry a little in vegetable oil. Cut the onion into rings. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices. Grate the cheese and chop the herbs very finely.
Grease a baking sheet with oil and put the dough on it, spreading it with your hands over the size of the baking sheet. Lubricate the base with tomato sauce or ketchup, put the fried mushrooms on it, and then mugs of tomatoes, onion rings and cheese, chopped greens. Bake pizza at 180 ° C for 20 minutes.
Pizza with tomatoes, pineapple and ham
Pizza with pineapple and ham has an original taste. It turns out well on sour cream dough. To prepare the dish you will need:
- 2, 5 cups very fine flour;
- warm water;
- some salt;
- 100-150 g sour cream;
- 3 tbsp. l of quality olive oil;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp dry yeast;
- 3 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 150 g of hard cheese;
- 150 g ham;
- 3 cups canned pineapple
- 2 tablespoons canned corn.
Pour a few tablespoons of warm water from a bowl, add sugar, yeast, 1 tbsp. l flour and leave in a warm place for 15 minutes. Foam should appear on the surface. This indicates that the yeast has started to work and you can start kneading the dough.
Sift flour into a deep bowl, pour a mixture of yeast, sugar and water, salt, add sour cream and olive oil. Pour in water gradually, while kneading the dough. It should be soft enough. Spread the dough with your hands over the chosen shape and brush it with olive oil. You can sprinkle the base with special pizza seasoning.
Cut tomatoes into circles, ham into slices. Cut the pineapples into small cubes and grate the cheese. Put ham circles on the dough base, tomato circles on top, pineapples, canned corn. Sprinkle everything with grated cheese and place in the oven preheated to the desired temperature. Cook pizza at 180 ° C for 15-20 minutes.
The ham in this recipe can be replaced with boiled chicken fillet, cut into cubes. Serve this pizza with a sauce made with olive oil.
