Homemade Vegetarian Pizza

Ingredients

• 250 g All-purpose wheat flour
• 0.5 cuillère à café Active dry yeast (Approximately 2 g)
• 150 ml Water (Room temperature)
• 1 cuillère à café Salt
• 2 cuillères à soupe Olive oil
• 2 Tomatoes (Medium, diced)
• 0.5 cuillère à café Tomato paste
• 0.25 Red bell pepper (Approximately 50 g, diced)
• 1 Onion (Medium, diced)
• 100 g Button mushrooms (Sliced)
• 1 Garlic clove (Minced)
• 5 Fresh basil leaves (Torn)
• 100 g Shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 pincée Dried thyme
• 1 pincée Sugar

Instructions

1. Yeast activation

   Mix 150 ml of warm water with 0.5 teaspoon of active dry yeast in a small bowl. Let rest for 10 minutes until the mixture foams.

   Time: PT10M

2. Dough preparation

   In a mixing bowl, pour 250 g of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the yeast‑water mixture and knead by hand for 10 minutes until a smooth, non‑sticky dough forms.

   Time: PT10M

3. First fermentation

   Shape the dough into a ball, place it in the bowl, cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for 2 hours at room temperature.

   Time: PT2H

4. Vegetable preparation

   While the dough rises, cut the tomatoes, bell pepper, onion and mushrooms into dice or slices. Mince the garlic clove and tear the basil leaves.

   Time: PT10M

5. Raw topping mix

   In a bowl, combine the bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, thyme, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of salt and the minced garlic. Set aside.

   Time: PT5M

6. Cooking the tomato sauce

   Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, a pinch of salt, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the pinch of sugar, stir and remove from heat.

   Time: PT5M

7. Preheating the oven

   Preheat the oven to 130 °C for 10 minutes.

   Time: PT10M

   Temperature: 130°C

8. Assembling the pizza

   On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a 30 cm disc. Lightly grease the pizza pan, place the dough on it and prick with a fork. Spread the tomato sauce, arrange the vegetable mixture, scatter the basil leaves and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese.

   Time: PT10M

9. Baking the pizza

   Bake the pizza for 20 minutes at 130 °C until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted.

   Time: PT20M

   Temperature: 130°C

Nutrition Facts

Calories

650

Protein

20 g

Carbohydrates

80 g

Fat

20 g

Fiber

5 g