Quick & Easy Mediterranean Pizza
This Mediterranean pizza is bursting with fresh, herbaceous, and zesty flavors! Topped with homemade pesto, succulent artichokes, tender olives, and lemony arugula, it's a savory escape to the sun-kissed shores of the Mediterranean.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 481kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ball pizza dough homemade or store bought
- 3 tablespoons pesto homemade or store bought
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella
- 1 cup artichokes quartered
- ¼ medium red onion sliced
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives sliced
- 1 cup arugula for topping
- ¼ cup grape tomatoes halved for topping
- ¼ cup crumbled feta
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- If using store bought dough, bring the dough to room temperature then shape on a pizza peel or baking sheet. Or make my homemade dough, recipe here.
- Top the pizza dough with pesto (homemade or store bought), leaving a ½ inch border for the crust.
- Sprinkle with mozzarella, then top with artichokes, red onion slices, and olives.
- Bake the pizza on the top rack of the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Remove the pizza from the oven, top with arugula, halved tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese and parsley. Slice and serve. Enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1372mg | Potassium: 316mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 872IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 319mg | Iron: 4mg