A Taste of Home Cooking: Pizza Friday: Veggies with Goat Cheese

Another delicious pizza I made a long time ago and haven’t found a chance to blog. This is a great pizza to make with summer veggies, but it’s good any time of year. The freshness of the basil goes so well with the goat cheese, and the crunch of the veggies is a great contrast to the doughy crust. 

Pizza with Veggies and Goat Cheese
Modified from A Couple Cooks

1-lb ball pizza dough
1/2 cup pizza sauce (see below)
8oz shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/4 yellow or green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
10-12 grape tomatoes, halved
8 to 10 leaves fresh basil, minced
4 ounces soft goat cheese
Kosher salt and pepper

Preheat a pizza stone in a 500-degree oven for at least an hour while you assemble your ingredients. 

Lay a piece of parchment paper the size of the pizza stone on a work
surface. Dust lightly with flour and roll out the pizza dough into a
14-inch circle. Drizzle some olive oil on the dough and rub around so
all the dough is lightly coated.

Top with the pizza sauce, then the mozzarella cheese, then the veggies (peppers, onion and tomatoes). Sprinkle the basil and dollop the goat cheese evenly on top. Season lightly with salt and pepper

Transfer the pizza on the parchment paper to the pizza stone. Bake for
15 minutes, checking often to make sure there are no bubbles forming. I
keep a poking fork handy to pop them during the first 5 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly, then slice.