Best Mediterranean Pizza Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN PESTO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread pesto onto each pita; top with feta cheese, tomatoes, and Kalamata olives. Place each pita onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 6 to 8 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Drain artichokes, reserving marinade. Chop artichokes; set aside. On a floured surface, roll bread dough into a 15-in. circle. Transfer to a greased 14-in. pizza pan; build up edges slightly. Brush the dough lightly with reserved marinade., Combine the basil, oregano and thyme; sprinkle over marinade. Sprinkle with 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, ham, artichokes, tomatoes, olives and feta cheese. Sprinkle with remaining Monterey Jack cheese. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until crust and cheese are lightly browned.

MEDITERRANEAN FLATBREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Place flatbreads on a broiling pan.
• Broil in the preheated oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Turn the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Top pre-baked flatbreads with a thin layer of hummus; make sure it's a thin layer or else pizzas will be soggy. Evenly sprinkle feta cheese on top. Place bell peppers and onion on the flatbreads, evenly spaced. Top with Colby-Jack cheese. Sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper, and dill.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and the edges are nice and brown, 7 to 10 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN GOAT CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line a large edgeless pan or pizza stone with non stick foil.
• Stretch out pizza dough.
• Mix olive oil, garlic, salt and oregano together and spread on the dough.
• Cover dough with mozzarella cheese and then top with the goat cheese, peppers, caramelized onions and olives.
• Bake for 12 minutes (pizza should slide right off, if not bake another minute) and then slide pizza directly onto the oven rack and bake for another 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven when golden brown.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Combine first 4 ingredients; spread onto pizza crust. Top with olives and tomatoes. Bake 20 min. or until edge of crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil. Substitute: Substitute ¼ cup chopped roasted red peppers for the tomatoes.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA WITH FRESH MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the pizza crust(s) on a pizza pan or a large baking sheet. Spread the crust(s) with pesto sauce. Top with the peppers, tomatoes, olives, and pine nuts. Sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella, and place the mozzarella slices on top. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until the pizza has reached the desired doneness.

MEDITERRANEAN GREEK PIZZA

Steps:

• Pat the crust dough out on two greased pizza pans.
• Combine all the sauce ingredients, stirring until smooth. Divide between crusts.
• Top each pizza with half the mozzarella cheese, followed by other ingredients in order given.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F for 20 minutes or until cheese is browned and bubbly.

MEDITERRANEAN TUNA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Prepare pizza crust according to package directions. Brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil and spread spinach over top.
• Combine remaining 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, red onion, garlic, tomato, leeks, tuna, and salt in a small bowl. Spread evenly over pizza crust. Top with crumbled feta cheese and shredded Parmesan cheese, if using.
• Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, or as directed on crust package. Slice and serve!

MINI MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet; cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 5-6 minutes; drain. Stir in tomato sauce and rosemary; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 6-9 minutes., Place pita halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Top with meat mixture, tomato, spinach and olives. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake at 400° until cheeses are melted, 4-6 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• To caramelize the onions, heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet, add onions, garlic and herbs. Cook over low heat for 45 minutes or until onions are soft and most of the moisture has evaporated. Discard the bay leaf; add salt and pepper to taste.
• To roast the bell peppers, core, cut in half and place on broiler pan skin side up; preheat broiler to high and place peppers under broiler for 10 to 15 minutes or until skin blackens. With a pair of tongs, place the cooked peppers in a paper bag, fold top closed, and cool for 10 minutes. When cool enough to handle remove skin and slice into thin strips.
• To roast the eggplant and tomatoes, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray an ovenproof pan with non-stick cooking spray; add the eggplant, tomatoes, basil, capers and drizzle with olive oil, place in oven and cook for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice. When eggplant is cooked, add pepper to taste.
• For the toppings, finely mince the fresh herbs or crush the dried herbs; add the herbs to 3 tablespoons olive oil and warm until herbs are fragrant. Set aside while preparing crust.
• In a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast and sugar over 1 cup warm water; stir to mix. Allow to stand for 5 minutes or until bubbly. In a medium size bowl, combine the flours and measure 1 1/2 cups; set aside. Add the salt to the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour; stir in yeast and oil. Gradually add the reserved flour until dough is soft but not sticky. Knead until smooth; place in a bowl that has been lightly oiled with olive oil. Allow to rise for 20 minutes or until double in size.
• While assembling the pizza, preheat oven to 475 degrees; oil a large pizza pan (15 inch) with olive oil. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 times; roll into desired size, stretch dough to sides of pan forming crust around the edges.
• Brush dough within 1/4 inch of crust with olive oil and herb mixture, top with crumbled feta cheese, onions, eggplant mixture, bell peppers and olives. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over all and lightly drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is lightly brown.
• Serve immediately with additional parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes.
• Pleasse Note: Do not put hot toppings on pizza crust. Toppings should be at least room temperature.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. Sprinkle with cornmeal, tapping off any excess.
• In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix and yeast. Add water; stir until dough leaves side of bowl. On work surface dusted with additional Bisquick mix, lightly knead dough 1 minute. Roll out to 15x10-inch rectangle. Place dough in pan; crimp edges, forming a rim.
• Spread pesto over dough. Sprinkle tomatoes, artichokes, mozzarella cheese and feta cheese evenly over top.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.

MEDITERRANEAN WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place pizza crust onto a floured work surface and spread with pesto. Arrange artichoke heart pieces over pesto; scatter kalamata olives and pepperoncini slices over pizza. Top with feta cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is crisp on the bottom and feta cheese has melted, 10 to 12 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN QUICK PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir Crust ingredients until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pizza pan, forming a crust at edge of pan. With fork, prick to prevent crust from puffing.
• Bake 12 to 16 minutes or until crust is golden. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat Greek Vinaigrette Dressing ingredients with whisk until well blended. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. Spread mixture on pizza crust. Top with tomato, cucumber, onion, olives and spinach. In small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of the dressing and the feta cheese; spoon over pizza. (Cover and refrigerate remaining dressing for another use.)

MEDITERRANEAN PATIO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 (depending on the breadsticks you buy, you may need to grease the pizza pan or stone first, see directions on package). For crust unroll bread stick dough. Separate into strips. In center of a pizza pan (or pizza stone) coil 1 strip of dough around itself in a spiral pattern. Add second strip to end of first strip and pinch ends, continue coiling dough and repeat with remaining dough. With a rolling pin, roll dough within 1/2 inch of edge of pizza pan (or stone), pressing seams to seal.
• Lightly brush the dough with olive oil, spread the minced garlic evenly over the dough Bake 14-16 minutes or until golden brown, cool completely.
• For cheese spread you will want to finely chop enough artichoke hearts to make 1/4 cup. Save the rest for later. Combine with cream cheese, oregano, and half of the feta cheese (save the rest for later). Mix well then spread mixture evenly over cooled crust.
• Now for the toppings! Quarter remaining artichoke hearts, spread evenly over cream cheese mixture, then add the remaining vegetables (cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, olives). Sprinkle with remaining feta cheese. Add optional chicken and pine nuts.
• Cut pizza into wedges, and drizzle with salad dressing just before serving.

MEDITERRANEAN FLATBREAD PIZZA APPETIZER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place flat breads on ungreased cookie sheet. Drizzle each with oil. Bake 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spread each flat bread with hummus. Top each with zucchini, roasted peppers, artichokes, olives and cheese.
• Return to oven. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Cut each flat bread into wedges. Serve warm.

MEDITERRANEAN FLATBREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle the pepper infused olive oil over the flatbreads and bake at the top of the oven on a baking sheet for 4 minutes. Meanwhile combine the four cheeses in a bowl. Remove flatbreads from oven and place half of the cheese combination on each. Make sure that it is evenely distibuted over the flatbreads. Place the tomato slices over the cheese then sprinkle on the olives, bell pepper and artichokes. Top with 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano on each pizza as well as salt and pepper to taste. Return pizzas to oven and bake for 8 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven. Top each pizza with half of the basil ribbons. Slice and serve with extra pepper infused oil and parmesan.

MEDITERRANEAN PITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven. Place baking sheet on rack. Preheat oven to 400°F. for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, puree garbanzo beans, 2 ounces cheese, garlic, 1 tablespoon olive oil and cumin in processor until smooth. Season with cayenne pepper and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer puree to small bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add lamb and sauté until cooked through and brown, breaking up with fork, about 5 minutes. Drain all fat from skillet. Season lamb with allspice, oregano and salt and pepper.
• Brush bottom side of 1 pita round with olive oil. Place on work surface, oil side down. Blend 1/4 cup bean puree with 1/4 (about 1/2 cup scant) of lamb mixture. Spread on pita. Sprinkle 1 ounce (about 1/4 cup) cheese over. Sprinkle 1/4 of chopped red pepper over. Repeat with remaining pita rounds. Using spatula, transfer pizzas to hot baking sheet.
• Bake until cheese melts and crust is crispy, about 12 minutes. Sprinkle each pizza with 1 1/2 tablespoons mint.

GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN GREEK PIZZA WITH SUNDRIED TOMATO CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat grill on medium setting. 2. Place sausages on an oiled grill rack, set 4 to 5 inches over heat. Grill, using the direct grill method, turning links with tongs, until cooked throughout, about 7 to 9 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Cool slightly and cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch slices. 3. Brush both sides of pizza crust with olive oil. Gently place pizza crust, top-side down on grill rack. Grill for 2 to 3 minutes until crust is warm. Turn crust over. 4. Quickly spread pizza sauce on cooked side of pizza crust, then arrange sliced sausage on top of crust. Sprinkle with cheese and oregano. Grill over direct medium heat. Cover with grill lid or tent with foil. 5. Grill for 8 to 10 minutes or until toppings are warm and cheese has melted. Cut into wedges and serve.

MEDITERRANEAN MASTERPIECE PIZZA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion and sugar in 1 tablespoon oil until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until deep golden brown., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan bring vinegar to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until reduced to 1/3 cup., Place crust on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan or baking sheet. Combine goat cheese and olives; spread over crust. Top with peppers, tomato, caramelized onion and mozzarella cheese., Bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Drizzle with remaining oil; sprinkle with rosemary. Serve with vinegar reduction. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze unbaked pizza. To use, unwrap pizza; bake as directed, increasing time as necessary. Serve as directed.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Place oven rack on second from the bottom rung.
• Preheat oven to 475ƒ.
• Take out your pizza stone or pizza pan.
• Soak the dry sundried tomatoes in boiling hot water for 5 min, drain and coarsely chop (if using Sun dried in oil just drain well & chop) Saute the onion in the 3/4 tsp of oil for 3 minutes. Add the chopped peppers for another 2 minutes
• If your pizza is unbaked prick it with a fork and place on pizza stone or pan- bake for 5 minutes at 475, remove from oven. If you are using a Boboli or other baked ready crust it is ready to build your pizza. When your crust is ready evenly distribute the Sundried tomatoes on the shell , then the sauted onions green pepper , add capers. olives and top with the crumbled feta, If using anchovies (I recommend you do) place them so you have an anchovy per slice. Decorate with sliced olives some pimento or what ever you have on hand
• Bake until the edges are brown and the Feta is soft and browning apprx 20 min - but watch it!