The Best Mediterranean Pizza Recipe (2024)

Mediterranean pizza is the ultimate fresh family dinner, ready in 30 minutes and everyone loves it. This is a delicious homemade pizza recipe with tasty Mediterranean toppings that will knock your socks off!

If you loveMediterranean recipes and can never have enoughMediterranean flatbread, caprese pizza or Turkish Lahmacun, you're going to love this Mediterranean pizza. With fresh tomatoes, marinated artichokes and delicious veggies, this pizza is going to be your new favorite!

• Packed with veggies: This pizza has many tasty veggies such as onions, artichokes and tomatoes.
• Balanced: It's not overly cheesy and has a good balance of flavors.
• Customize it: You can add or leave out the toppings to your preference.

This pizza doesn't call for a classic marinara pizza sauce on top and we only use olive oil to top the dough. The reason for leaving tomato based sauce out if that we want each topping to shine and deliver its flavor as much as possible.

What goes into this Mediterranean style pizza?

• Pizza dough - You can use store-bought pizza dough or make your own pizza dough at home. You can use regular, whole wheat or gluten free pizza dough. Alternatively, you can use flatbread and follow the instructions on our flatbread pizza recipe.
• Olive oil - I alwaysprefer extra virgin olive oil for its rich flavor.
• Spices - You need salt, thyme, black pepper and dried basil. You could also add some Aleppo pepper for a subtle kick.
• Artichoke hearts - I usually opt for marinated artichokes in spiced olive oil.
• Sun-dried tomatoes - They are usually jarred and you can find them near pesto and sauces at the supermarket. Make sure they're in olive oil.
• Kalamata olives - I prefer kalamata olives to any other black olives for this pizza recipe.
• Fresh mozzarella - You can use shredded or sliced.
• Cherry tomatoes - Grape tomatoes and cherry tomatoes work best. Avoid large tomatoes that are too juicy.

This homemade pizza recipe is all about the toppings. What's awesome is that you can add as few or as many toppings as you please. We've talked more about Mediterranean pizza toppings below.

Mediterranean flatbread vs Mediterranean pizza

There isn't really a huge difference between flatbread and pizza, to be honest. Flatbread is usually crispier on the edges and overall thinner whereas Mediterranean pizza has a chewier dough and is fluffier on the edges. Both are very tasty and are packed with fresh ingredients.

How to make Mediterranean pizza

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare the pizza dough or use store-bought dough.
2. Roll out the dough and place it in a pizza pan. Watch this video to learn how to roll out pizza dough.
3. spread three tablespoons extra virgin olive oil on it and sprinkle with salt, pepper, dried basil and thyme. This will give a subtle classic flavor to the base of the pizza.
4. Place all the toppings except fresh tomatoes on the dough and then top with slices of fresh mozzarella.
5. Place the pizza in the oven for about 15 to 18 minutes until the cheese is melted and the dough is a little bit toasted.
6. Top with chopped parsley and sliced fresh tomatoes. Serve immediately.

Pro Tip: Check out our grilled pizza recipe for grilling instructions.

Serving suggestions

This veggie-packed pizza is a complete meal on its own. However, you can serve it with Mediterranean salad, Turkish tomato salad or Greek salad as a side dish.If you're looking for starchier sides, try Greek oven fries, roasted Greek potatoes or .

Additional Mediterranean pizza toppings

Mediterranean diet includes a lot of fresh veggies and herbs. You can always add other ingredients to your pizza as long as it's not too juicy and doesn't release too much liquid. Here are some suggestions:

• Sauteed spinach
• Sliced zucchini
• Fried eggplant
• Hummus
• Marinated feta
• Chickpeas
• A drizzle of balsamic glaze
• Grilled chicken
• Turn it into a breakfast pizza! Just like this quick breakfast pizza recipe, you can break an egg in the middle of this Mediterranean pizza to make it perfect for breakfast.

Leftovers and storage

Store the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. To reheat, place the pizza on a baking sheet and place it in a cold oven. Turn the oven on to 250 degrees F and let the pizza reheat slowly, this would take about 25 minutes.

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