Caprese Pizza – Everything you love about Caprese Salad as a pizza! Made with pesto, tomatoes, red onions, and fresh basil, then topped with a cheesy blanket of mozzarella. Drizzle with balsamic reduction for a delicious finish!

a pizza topped with red onions, tomatoes, and basil

Have I professed my love of all things caprese to y’all before? If not then today’s the day. 🙂

I’ve only dabbled here or there with it in terms of recipes. I usually like to just eat good ole caprese salad, maybe with some avocados thrown in. I’ve made it with crackers as the base, and that was a really yummy, easy appetizer.

a slice of pizza topped with red onions, tomatoes, and basil and drizzled with balsamic

The flavors in caprese salad are just so so good. Basil, tomatoes, mozzarella, balsamic. Hard to beat.

A cutting board is filled with red onion, tomatoes, and basil leaves

After thinking about it for awhile, I came up with the idea for a Caprese Pizza! It’s probably been done somewhere before, but I decided to give it my own personal go-at-it, and I was super happy with the final product.

I started with some store-bought pizza dough, but you could totally use homemade. We are dabbling with paleo here at our house, so I’m thinking I will try this again once I find a paleo pizza dough that I like. I made one from almond meal last week that was really unappetizing, so that’s still a work in progress. If you have any good paleo pizza dough recipes, please send them my way!

a pizza topped with red onions, tomatoes, and basil ready to be baked

I used a pesto sauce base, which added so much yummy flavor to the pizza. Pesto and pizza really go hand-in-hand, y’all!

Next I added some mozzarella, followed by sliced grape tomatoes, fresh basil, sliced red onions, and a tad more cheese. I popped it all in the oven for about 12 minutes, and then promptly began to devour it. 😉

A pizza topped with tomatoes, basil, and red onion

Seriously y’all, this pizza is crazy good, crazy easy, and crazy fast! This was ready in less than 20 minutes. My kind of dinner. 😉

a pizza topped with red onions, tomatoes, and basil
5 from 6 ratings

Recipe: Caprese Pizza

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Everything you love about Caprese Salad as a pizza! Made with pesto, tomatoes, red onions, and fresh basil, then topped with a cheesy blanket of mozzarella. Drizzle with balsamic reduction for a delicious finish!
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Ingredients

  • 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough, (or homemade)
  • 1/3 cup prepared pesto
  • 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 1 large handful of fresh basil leaves
  • 6-7 large grape tomatoes,, sliced
  • 1/2 red onion,, sliced
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven according to pizza dough directions (mine was 425 degrees).
  • Pour balsamic vinegar into a small sauce pan and place over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until balsamic vinegar reduces and thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. This usually takes about 15-20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile roll out pizza dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread pesto evenly over the dough, then top with 1 cup cheese, the basil, tomatoes, and red onion. Sprinkle with remaining half cup of cheese.
  • Bake pizza in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and slice. Drizzle balsamic reduction over each slice before serving. Enjoy!
Cuisine: Italian
Course: Main
Author: Ashlyn Edwards | Belle of the Kitchen
Calories: 242kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 586mg, Potassium: 74mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 455IU, Vitamin C: 2.2mg, Calcium: 130mg, Iron: 1.6mg
Did you make this recipe?Let me know! Mention @TheBelleoftheKitchen on Instagram or tag #BelleoftheKitchen.

 

a slice of pizza topped with red onions, tomatoes, and basil and drizzled with balsamic