Simple Prosciutto Pizza

This simple prosciutto pizza with basil and rocket is so easy to make and is the perfect easy weeknight dinner recipe. Let me show you how to make your own pizza base or use a store bought one for an even simpler dinner. This pizza is also made dairy free using a vegan mozzarella cheese that tastes so good combined with the salty prosciutto and fresh basil and rocket.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Rising Time 45

Total Time 1 15

Servings servings

Calories 489kcal

Author Sally

Ingredients

Pizza Base

2 cups plain flour
1 x 7 gram sachet dry yeast 2 ¼ teaspoons
¾ cup warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
pinch salt
olive oil , extra

Topping:

¼ cup marinara sauce
1 ½ cups shredded vegan mozzarella
70 grams prosciutto thinly sliced
1 cup rocket / arugula
fresh basil leaves

Instructions

Make the pizza dough. Add the yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment fitted or a large mixing bowl with the warm water and whisk to combine. Add in the flour, oil, sugar and salt and start mixing together on low or by hand using a wooden spoon.
If using a stand mixer, continue to mix using the dough hook until the dough has come together and pulled completely away from the sides. If mixing by hand, once the dough starts to come together, turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead gently, bringing the dough together into a ball using lightly floured hands.
Remove dough ball from bowl and place about ½ a tablespoon of olive oil in the bottom of the bowl and place dough back in the bowl. Coat the dough in the oil and cover the bowl with plastic wrap and sit aside in a warm area for 45 minutes or until the dough has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 250-260°C (450-500°F) and place a pizza stone inside if using, otherwise a heavy duty baking tray will work.
Assemble the pizza. Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down a couple of times and turn out onto a large piece of baking paper that has been lightly floured. Press the dough out until you reach your desired shape for your pizza.
Top pizza base with the marinara sauce followed by the vegan shredded mozzarella. Gently place slide the pizza using the baking paper onto the pizza stone or tray and bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are crisp and the cheese is bubbling.
Remove the pizza from the oven and top with prosciutto and torn fresh basil leaves and a handful of the fresh rocket. Slice and enjoy!

Notes

Note: This recipe makes 1 thick crust pizza base. If you prefer thin and crispy, you may want to split it in half and roll the dough into 2 pizzas.

Tip! Turn your oven onto about 100°C while you mix up the dough, when done, turn off the oven and place the bowl in leaving the door ajar. Leave it for about 45 mins and watch the dough double in size.

Nutrition