Greek pizza can be referred to any of the two food items, First is a pizza using Greek ingredients and the other one refers to the pizza crust which is distinguished by its oily nature and baked in pan, for this post it will be referring to the Greek toppings and I will be using the same crust I had used in my past pizza posts
Typically a Greek Style pizza uses toppings such as feta cheese, onions, Kalamata olives, spinach, tomatoes, capsicums and minced meat. A simple recipe like any other pizza types and here is my version.
Ingredients (Pizza Crust)
2 1/4 tsp yeast
1/3 cup water, Warm
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dry oregano leaves
1 cup water, cold
3 1/4 cup all-purpose flour + 1/2 cup for dusting
1 1/2 tbsp corn oil
1 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup cornmeal (or ground corn chips)
olive oil for greasing the pan
Ingredients (Pizza)
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, roughly chopped
3/4 cup tomato puree
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large red onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives, sliced
2 cups ham, sliced
salt
oil from sun dried tomatoes
freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Mix yeast and 1 tsp sugar on warm water, set aside until very bubbly.
2. Now combine the rest of the ingredients for the crust but using only 1 1/2 cup of flour with the yeast mixture. Mix with a spatula until it forms a batter.
3. Now slowly add the remaining flour and start kneading in a floured surface (don’t knead the dough too much that the texture is tough)
4. Now place it in a big greased bowl and cover it with a cling wrap, make sure it will handle twice the size of the dough. Place in a warm location (I usually place it in an oven preheated to 60C then turned off) for around 45 minutes or until it doubled the size.
5. Once doubled, remove from container, deflate and continue to knead, flatten using a rolling-pin make sure the thickness is no greater than 5mm, place it in a well-greased pan, brush with oil and dust with corn meal.
6. Mix the tomato puree with minced garlic, salt and black pepper. Set aside
7. Place your toppings brushing the dough with olive initially, then with the tomato puree mix, sun dried tomatoes, onion, ham, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese and olives. Let it rest for 15 minutes.
8. Place in a preheated over at 230C for 20 to 25 minutes.
Note: This makes 3 medium or 2 large pizzas
Pizza with healthier toppings? I’m in!
Mmmm simple flavours make a delicious dish! The pizza looks mouth-watering and lovely photo!
I have been making my own pizza for a long time, and this recipe looks like one my kids would love. The combination between feta cheese and tomatoes is one of their favorites.
Count me in on a slice or two! Lovely ingredeinets and flavours
I think all of your pizzas are terrific. I like the thin and crispy crust with the feta and tomatoes on this one.
Good looking pizza there, Raymund! Love the sun dried tomato as part of the toppings.
I love Greek flavors and this pizza sounds like a perfect combination of them..Bookmarked to try soon
Greek ingredients sound good, I love Feta and not altogether made on heavily laden melted cheese pizzas so feta is a good alternative
Great toppings!
I’m making pizza tomorrow night and I’m going to try your crust and some of these toppings. I don’t have everything, but I do have many of the ingredients. This pizza looks great and all the taste combos that we love! Great pizza!
Next time I won’t use pizza sauce anymore and use tomato paste + sun dried tomato oil and sun dried tomatoes. Great idea! Looks so delicious. My kids can eat pizza every week~~~!
Thanks for defining a Greek pizza – I didn’t know some of that. What I do know is this looks like a wonderful recipe. Great toppings, and I love the idea of the sun dried tomatoes instead of a sauce. Really nice – thank you.
This is a fast, easy week night meal for the whole family! Thanks for the idea!
Wish I had palate for feta cheese. But this pizza looks so yum, nonetheless