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Pesto Caprese Pizza

March 8, 2015 by Angela LeMoine 16 Comments

Pesto Caprese Pizza | LeMoine Family Kitchen Homemade pizza with pesto, fresh mozzarella and fresh sliced tomatoes. Also, my review plus a coupon code for the Bru Joy Pizza Wheel Cutter!

*Thank you Bru Joy Products for sponsoring this post. All opinions are mine alone.

I’ve said it before, we love having pizza nights in our house. When I say pizza, I mean homemade dough, really fresh ingredients and a little bit of a mess with flour. Its so incredibly inexpensive to make your own pizza and its a blast to make! This Pesto Caprese Pizza is packed with flavor using very basic ingredients. Store bought {good quality} pesto, fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, salt, pepper and a little drizzle of olive oil. The homemade crust is thin, bubbly and perfectly crisp. This is a great pizza! 

If you haven’t made pizza dough at home yet, I highly suggest you give it a try! This recipe will give you 4 medium sized pizzas using just 4 cups of flour, yeast, olive oil, salt, water and a bit of sugar. The trick is in getting the yeast right and thats all about the sugar in the warm water that will activate the yeast. Once that works out, you are good to go and the yeast will do what it does, rise and make a fantastic dough. This happens to be the same dough recipe I use when I make Homemade Antipasto Bread and any stuffed bread for that matter.

The thing about pizza, the varieties are really only limited by your own creativity or ideas sparked by food blogs {wink wink}. I made two pizzas with the Pesto Caprese topping and two pizzas with ricotta, fresh mozzarella, sliced red onion and thinly sliced soppresata…. it was equally amazing!!!

Pesto Caprese Pizza | LeMoine Family Kitchen Homemade pizza with pesto, fresh mozzarella and fresh sliced tomatoes. Also, my review plus a coupon code for the Bru Joy Pizza Cutter Wheel!

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Pesto Caprese Pizza
Author: Angela LeMoine
 
Ingredients
  • 1 + ½ cup warm water {110-115 degrees}, divided
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 packet instant dry active yeast
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • a jar of pesto
  • fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced {laid on paper towels to absorb extra moisture}
  • tomatoes on the vine, thinly sliced {laid on paper towels to absorb extra moisture}
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 500 degrees, with a pizza stone in there if you have.
  2. Add 1 cup of warm water and the sugar in a measuring cup, stir to dissolve.
  3. Add in the packet of yeast and stir to dissolve. Allow to activate for about 10-15 minutes. It will foam and increase in size so allow for growing space in your measuring cup.
  4. On a clean surface, make a mound with the flour and sprinkle with the salt. Form a well in the center of the mound.
  5. Drizzle the olive oil into the well and carefully pour in the activated yeast.
  6. Slowly work the flour into the liquid with your hands.
  7. Begin to knead the dough, adding a little bit of water as you go {up to ½ cup of warm water}.
  8. Knead the dough until it is well combined, elastic and slightly shiny; about 5 minutes. Flour lightly as needed to prevent sticking to the work surface.
  9. Form the dough into a ball and place into a large bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel and allow it to rise in a warm place.
  10. Allow to rise for 2-3 hours. It should more then double in size.
  11. Cut the dough into 4 even pieces.
  12. Roll the dough out into a thin circle on a lightly floured surface. Place onto a lightly floured pizza peel {if using a pizza stone} or onto a baking sheet {if you don't have a pizza stone}.
  13. Smear a thin layer of pesto sauce on the dough, leaving just a ¾" edge for the crust.
  14. Add some of the sliced tomatoes on next followed by some slices of fresh mozzarella. Season lightly with salt and pepper and pop onto the hot pizza stone in the oven.
  15. The pizza will take about 8 minutes to cook or until the crust is golden and crisp.
  16. Remove from the oven and drizzle very lightly with extra virgin olive oil.
  17. Repeat with remaining dough.
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Pesto Caprese Pizza | LeMoine Family Kitchen Homemade pizza with pesto, fresh mozzarella and fresh sliced tomatoes. Also, my review plus a coupon code for the Bru Joy Pizza Cutter Wheel!

Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored post.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to write it. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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  1. Tara

    March 9, 2015 at 11:22 am

    I love mixing it up and adding different sauces instead of the traditional pizza tomato sauce. Looks great!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 10, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      It keeps things fun that way, thanks!

      Reply
  2. Nancy Fox

    March 9, 2015 at 1:03 pm

    Wow Angela…Looks so good!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 10, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Thank you very much Nancy!

      Reply
  3. April J Harris (@apriljharris)

    March 9, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    I love homemade pizza, Angela and this looks terrific! Love the sound of the pizza cutter too!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 10, 2015 at 8:16 pm

      Thanks April! The pizza was delicious & the cutter works perfectly! Pizza night was a success!

      Reply
  4. peter @feedyoursoultoo

    March 10, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Such good flavors in this dish. A crowd favorite for sure.

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 10, 2015 at 8:17 pm

      Thanks so much! It was a great pizza night!

      Reply
  5. Meagan

    March 10, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Wow, that looks amazing! I absolutely love Caprese pizza. I’ll have to use your recipe and take a shot at it myself. I’m excited!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 10, 2015 at 8:17 pm

      Thank you!!! The family really loved it! Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Healing Tomato

    March 10, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    Those pizzas are heavenly! I love a good pizza and pesto is so perfect on pizza. What an easy and fun way to make pizza.

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 10, 2015 at 8:17 pm

      Thank you!!! We all really enjoyed it!

      Reply
  7. Joanne T Ferguson

    March 11, 2015 at 1:33 am

    G’day Looks and sounds terrific Angela! I could so go for a slice or two of this right now!
    Cheers! Joanne

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 13, 2015 at 3:14 pm

      Thank you so much! We really enjoyed it.

      Reply
  8. debi

    March 11, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    Caprese is my favorite salad, and I love how you made it into a pizza here! Pesto on the pizza is fabulous! This looks great! I’ve yummed it for later!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      March 13, 2015 at 3:15 pm

      Thank you!!! My family very much enjoyed it! Hope you love it too!

      Reply

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