Peach, Basil, Mozzarella, & Balsamic Pizza
We love making homemade pizza. Josh is the dough master and I take care of the sauce and toppings. I usually choose a veggie loaded pizza while Josh goes for a sausage or pepperoni pizza. This time I decided to really switch up the toppings. One of my latest pregnancy cravings is peaches. I have been eating 3-4 a day. I can’t get enough! So when Josh suggested we make pizza, I asked if I could make a Peach, Basil, Mozzarella, & Balsamic Pizza. He knows not to mess with his pregnant wife’s cravings, so he said sure:)
Our basil is going crazy this year, so I went outside and picked a handful for our pizza. I also got out four juicy peaches from my stash and sliced some fresh mozzarella. While Josh was working on the pizza dough, I made a balsamic reduction to drizzle over the pizza. We really do make a great team in the kitchen:)
After Josh rolled out the pizza dough into a circle, I stepped in to top the pizza with my delicious toppings. I lightly brushed the dough with olive oil and then added fresh mozzarella slices, peach slices, and chopped basil. Next, I drizzled the pizza with the balsamic reduction. Such a pretty pizza!
Place the pizza in a hot oven and bake for about 10-15 minutes. This recipe makes two pizzas. You can assemble the second pizza while the first pizza is baking. If you only want to make one pizza, you can save the other half of the dough for another time. The dough freezes well.
We let the pizza cool for a few minutes, sliced it, and started eating. The juicy peaches made a terrific pizza topping. I loved the sweetness the peaches and balsamic reduction added to the pizza. The fresh mozzarella and basil were also divine. The flavor combination was phenomenal! Josh was pleasantly surprised by my pizza creation. We both loved this pizza!
If you are looking for a fun, fresh, and unique pizza-try this Peach, Basil, Mozzarella, & Balsamic Pizza. It is the perfect pizza for summer!
Peach, Basil, Mozzarella, & Balsamic Pizza
Yield: 2 pizzas
Ingredients:
For the pizza dough:
2 1/4 teaspoons rapid rise yeast
1 cup warm water
Pinch of sugar
1 3/4 cups semolina flour
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
Corn meal-for spreading on pizza peelFor the balsamic reduction:
1 cup balsamic vinegarPizza toppings:
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces fresh mozzarella-sliced
4 peaches-thinly sliced
1/2 cup freshly chopped basilDirections:
To make the pizza dough:
1. In a glass measuring cup or small bowl, combine yeast and 1 cup warm water. Add a pinch of sugar and let sit for 5 minutes.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add semolina flour, all-purpose flour, and salt. Mix the ingredients until combined.
3. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture. Next, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix until combined. Switch to the dough hook and knead for about 5 minutes on medium speed.
4. Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Form dough into a ball and place in the bowl. Cover pizza dough with a damp towel and set in a warm area to rise. Let the dough rise for 1 hour or until dough has doubled in size.
To make the balsamic reduction:
1. While the dough is rising, make the balsamic reduction. Pour balsamic vinegar into a small saucepan, bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vinegar has reduced to 1/4 cup. Set aside, and cool to room temperature.
To make the pizza:
1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F or as high as your oven will go. If you have a pizza stone, place the pizza stone in the oven to get hot.
2. After the dough has risen, cut the dough in half. Take one piece of dough and punch it down on a lightly floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a circle. Place the pizza on a pizza peel or pan that has been generously coated with corn meal. Lightly brush the dough with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Top the dough with fresh mozzarella rounds, peach slices, and fresh basil. Drizzle the pizza with balsamic reduction. Follow these same steps to make the second pizza.
2. Place the pizza in the oven-directly on the pizza stone, if using one, or on the oven rack. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until pizza crust is golden and cheese is melted. Remove from oven and bake the second pizza.
3. Let the pizza cool for a few minutes and then cut into slices and serve warm.
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I have to make this…and I have everything I need! Looks so delicious Maria! You and Josh do make a great team
Any chance you guys deliver? California isn’t too far from you is eat?!?!!!
YUM! This looks fantastic Maria! What a cool idea. I bet the mozzarella and peach flavors go so awesome together. Just perfect.
I love making homemade pizzas and this one sounds fabulous! Can’t wait to try!
A peach pizza, my son would think it was heaven, I must try this!
This looks incredible. I have tons of fresh Washington peaches I have been needing to use up, and anything with balsamic syrup: YUM.
I love the use of peach on pizza. Great flavor combination.
I’ve never eaten pizza with this combo, it sounds really interesting!
Maria, this pizza sounds like a wonderful fresh Summer meal. Love balsamic!
Such a beautiful pizza with fresh flavors! I have never had pizza with fruit topping! sounds tempting
perfect for this time of year – LOVE!
what a fun and pretty pizza! i love fruit with basil, and balsamic is always welcome in my house. i bet it was delightful!
Wow! What a beautiful pizza and what amazing flavors. Looks delicious! Love the peaches too.
Le sigh. No peaches where I live.
And I’m so intrigued. I honestly can’t even imagine this pizza…which makes me want to try it that much more! Looks beautiful!
Oh my goodness! What a lovely, sweet idea. Just stunning.
You make the most incredible pizzas. What a delicious combo!
wow – that looks like the perfect pizza crust! it is now in my “to try” file! pretty flavor combo, Marla!
that looks like the perfect pizza crust. so smooth! i am going to put this on my to do list! i love the cheese and peach combo!
This is so lovely Maria! I bought a box of peaches last week at Costco and was pawning them off on family because I was afraid they would go bad before we could eat them all. I wish I had seen this recipe! I will buy another box next time I am there and give this a try.
You have some good pregnancy cravings! This sound phenomenal! Definitely something i’m going to try out while peaches are in season.
This sounds awesome, Maria! I am loving basil this summer – I don’t know how I went so long without having a plant of my own! Like you, I have a TON of it, so this will be a great way to use some of it!
I bow down to you. Seriously, this looks like the best pizza ever. I can not wait to try it!
Beautiful! Truly, that is one stunning and delicious looking pizza.
Lol, I had a major peach habit when I was pregnant with my son! And I believe I made a sandwich with these same ingredients plus bacon. The combo still sounds fabulous to me now (and I’m def not pregnant) so it’s got to be more than just a craving.
This pizza looks so interesting. Never would have thought of the idea of using peaches on pizza. Looks like your basil is growing like crazy too!
My goodness Maria I am in love with this pizza! Can’t wait to try it!
I am positively drooling over this. Perfection!
What an amazing idea! I’m craving everything peaches right now… I posted a peach recipe today – Peach Crostata. I hope you get a chance to stop by! http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/07/peach-crostata-simple-summer-peach.html
love the sweet-savory-juicy-earthy, totally off-the-wall combination here, maria! it’s lovely to view, too!
balsamic goes so well with grilled/baked/cooked peaches.
i had it once with some sort of cheese, i think it was gouda? I can’t remember, but it was in a dessert. so good, just like this.
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Thanks so much for linking up Maria!! I featured your recipe in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2011/im-lovin-it-wrap-up-great-ideas-6/
Have a great weekend!
Two Peas replied: — July 24th, 2011 @ 5:55 pm
Thanks Cheryl!
Beautiful creation….I will make this soon! Thank you!
amazing combination! didn’t have time to make pizza dough so made these into quesadillas. delicious!!!
i’m going to try this…crazy for it because it combines my two favorite things: peaches and basil. i think i’m going to do it out on the grill and substitute smoked mozarella for the regular stuff…yum.
WOW!! I made this for dinner tonight (using a bread machine pizza dough) and it was absolutely delicious!!! The only tip I have it to put a pan underneath the pizza as my balsamic reduction ran off the pizza stone… no worries though, the smoke alarm alerted the family that dinner was ready!!
Thank you so much for the fabulous recipe!
Two Peas replied: — July 26th, 2011 @ 10:12 am
Glad you enjoyed the pizza! Great idea to put a pan underneath just in case:)
Holy good gravy this looks incredible! I’ll have to convince my man that this is better than the traditional pepperoni … wonder if I can do it despite not being pregnant!
What a delicious sounding combination, and a perfect looking pizza dough I must say!
I just made this for dinner tonight and it was a huge hit! My husband was really leery of it but he thought it was fabulous. We’re gluten free so I subbed my own GF crust in and added some herbs to it but other than that I followed the recipe. Also I made a nice goat cheese & arugula salad with raspberry vinaigrette that went with it quite nicely. Thanks for the great recipe!
Two Peas replied: — August 5th, 2011 @ 10:07 am
You are welcome! Glad you liked the pizza!
This looks AMAZING! I have to make it…