Tomato Pizza
If you've got pizza dough, crushed tomatoes and mozzarella cheese, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian β no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy
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How to make it
- Place a baking stone or heavy sheet pan in the oven and heat it to the highest setting, usually 250 to 260 C (480 to 500 F), for at least 30 minutes so it is thoroughly hot.
- While the oven heats, stir together the crushed tomatoes, finely grated garlic, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, the dried chili flakes and a good pinch of salt to make a quick uncooked sauce.
- Tear or dice the mozzarella and set it on paper towels to drain off excess moisture so the finished pizza is not watery.
- Divide the dough into two balls and stretch each one on a floured surface or piece of parchment into a thin round, leaving a slightly thicker rim around the edge.
- Spread a thin, even layer of the tomato sauce over each base, leaving the rim bare, then distribute the mozzarella over the top.
- Slide one pizza, on its parchment, onto the hot stone and bake for 8 to 12 minutes until the crust is puffed and charred in spots and the cheese is bubbling.
- Remove the pizza, immediately shower it with the grated pecorino, drizzle with the remaining olive oil, then repeat with the second pizza and serve hot.
You'll use: Oven Β· Pan Β· Large pot
Tips & common questions
How long does Tomato Pizza take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Tomato Pizza vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Tomato Pizza is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Sally's apizza half tomato half with cheese (72126).jpg by Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure β how we source recipes.