Roasted Vegetable Pizza

A colourful vegetarian pizza loaded with roasted peppers, courgette, red onion, and creamy mozzarella.

Recipe details

  • Prep time: 25 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Serves: 2–3

Ingredients

  • 1 ball pizza dough (about 250 g)
  • 100 ml pizza sauce
  • 125 g mozzarella, torn or grated
  • ½ red pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ small courgette, thinly sliced
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • Salt and black pepper
  • A handful of rocket leaves, optional

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 230°C. Toss the pepper, courgette, and onion with half the olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  2. Roast the vegetables for 8–10 minutes, until just tender. Increase the oven to its highest setting.
  3. Stretch the dough into a thin round on a lightly floured surface.
  4. Spread over the pizza sauce and add the mozzarella.
  5. Arrange the roasted vegetables on top and sprinkle with oregano.
  6. Bake on a preheated tray or pizza stone for 10–12 minutes, until the crust is golden.
  7. Top with rocket and the remaining olive oil before serving, if desired.

Recipe tip

Roasting the vegetables first removes excess moisture and gives them a sweeter, more concentrated flavour.