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Sun-Dried Tomato Arugula Pizza

Homemade pizza dough with a simple red sauce, baked with a few chopped sundried tomatoes and vegan cheese and served with some baby arugula.

  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 1 pizza 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Italian
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Ingredients

Pizza dough

  • 390 g all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil (plus more for greasing bowls)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 240 ml lukewarm water
  • 1 pack fast action yeast (7g)
  • 2 tsp maple syrup

Sun-Dried Tomato Arugula Pizza

  • 4 tbsp oil from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 2 garlic cloves (grated)
  • 1/2 tsp maple extract
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 2 tsp chili flakes (or to taste)
  • salt and black pepper
  • 12 cups grated vegan cheese
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
  • 13 cups baby arugula
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil

Instructions

  1. Pizza dough: Combine lukewarm water with maple syrup and yeast. Set aside for 5-10 minutes. In another bowl, combine all-purpose flour, salt and olive oil. Pour the wet over the dry and bring it together.  Knead (in the bowl for less clean up) for 5 minutes or until dough is soft to touch. Grease bowl and dough ball with a little olive oil, pop the greased dough ball into the bowl. Cover with a tea towel and allow to proof for 45mins or until doubled in size.
  2. Preheat your oven to 260C/240C fan.
  3. Pizza sauce: In a small bowl, combine sun-dried tomato oil, tomato puree, grated garlic, maple syrup, dried oregano, dried basil, chili flakes, salt and black pepper.
  4. Baking: Punch out the air from your dough (my favourite part). Transfer onto a well-oiled 12-inch baking tray, and stretch the dough out into a 12-inch circle. Spread all the pizza sauce over the dough, and add the vegan cheese and sun-dried tomatoes. Lightly grease the crust with a little olive oil. Bake for around 15-20 minutes or until golden around the edges. Flipping halfway.
  5. Final touches: Add baby arugula all over the pizza, along with a few basil leaves. And just before serving squeeze a little lemon juice over the arugula. Enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 480