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Cold Pizza with Pesto and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

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By Christelle Tanielian

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Servings: 1 pizza Preparation: 20 minutes. Cook time: 10 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes.

A fresh summer pizza topped with basil pesto, roasted GenV cherry tomatoes, and creamy mozzarella. Served cold or warm, it’s finished with fresh basil, arugula, and parmesan shavings. Simple, flavorful, and perfect for sharing.

Cuisine styles
  • Mediterranean cuisine
  • Italian cuisine
Categories
  • Pizza
  • Main dish
Cooking method
  • Oven

Ingredients

350 g (3/4 lb) homemade or store-bought pizza dough

30 ml (2 tbsp) homemade or store-bought basil pesto or passata (tomato coulis)

551 ml (1 dry pint / 278 g) GenV cherry tomatoes, halved

125 g (1/4 lb) buffalo mozzarella, torn into pieces

A few fresh basil leaves, to serveSalt and freshly ground pepper


To serve (optional)

A few arugula leaves

A few thin slices of prosciutto

Shaved Parmesan

Preparation

  1. Place a pizza stone in the top third of the oven and preheat the oven to its highest temperature of 260ºC to 288ºC (500 to 550°F) for 45 minutes.
  2. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pizza dough into a rectangle of about 5 mm
    (1/4 inch) thick. Cut out a rectangle of parchment paper the size of the dough and place it on the back of a baking sheet (to allow the pizza to slide easily onto the pizza stone). Fold the dough in half to transfer to the parchment paper.
  3. Spread the pesto or passata over the top of the dough. Top with cherry tomatoes and pieces of cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Transfer the pizza to its parchment paper on the pizza stone. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the pizza is golden brown and the tomatoes are burst.
  5. Let cool or cool, to taste. Serve sprinkled with fresh basil leaves and/or arugula. Add thin slices of prosciutto and/or parmesan shavings to the top of the pizza.

Cooking note: You can also bake pizza in a pizza oven.

Keywords

  • easy cold pizza recipe
  • roasted cherry tomato pizza
  • pesto and mozzarella pizza
  • no-cook summer meal idea
  • pizza for summer gatherings
  • vegetarian cold pizza (if no prosciutto)

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