Tomato Burrata Basil and Mortadella Pizza

After my homemade pizza dough recipe, you suspected I was going to share a pizza recipe with you… So here is my tomato burrata basil and mortadella pizza and like I told you, it’s a pure delight! As they often say, the simple things are often the best, and this time it proves it again.

The trick is to find good ingredients, and for that I go to a small Italian deli in the neighborhood and ask him to cut me the slices of mortadella very thin.

When tomatoes are in season, you can add a few small cherry tomatoes either before or after cooking, it will be even more delicious.

Personally, I don’t cook the burrata because I find that it spoils its creamy texture. I prefer to add it after cooking on a hot pizza. This way it keeps its delicious texture and melts gently, yum, a treat!

Tomato burrata basil and mortadella pizza

What ingredients do you need to make this pizza?

• homemade pizza dough
• Passata tomato sauce
• olive oil
• garlic clove
• grated Pecorino cheese
• Burrata cheese
• thin slices of Mortadella
• basil leaves
• salt and pepper

What other recipe ideas to make with burrata should you like as much as this one?

• Roasted Tomatoes Pasta with grilled Pancetta and Burrata
• Melon Salad with Burrata and Parma Ham
• Tomato and Burrata Tart with Pesto
• Tomato and Burrata Cheese Salad
• Roasted Tomato and Burrata Toast

Tomato burrata basil and mortadella pizza

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Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:30 minutes mins

Rest time:2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Total Time:3 hours hrs

Course: Main course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pizza dough (400 – 500 g)
• 400 g Passata tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove
• Grated Pecorino cheese
• 2 Burrata cheese
• 8 thin slices of Mortadella
• basil leaves
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

• Start by preparing your pizza dough at least 2 hours in advance.
• Then make your tomato sauce. Sauté the pressed garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil for 1 to 2 minutes.

  Add the passata (tomato purée), salt and pepper and cover to cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

  If you wish, you can add some chopped basil leaves.
• Preheat your oven to 220°C with a bowl of hot water in the bottom of your oven.
• Roll out your pizza dough with a rolling pin on a lightly floured work surface.

  Spread the tomato sauce on top with a tablespoon.

  Sprinkle a little grated pecorino cheese on top.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes depending on your oven and your taste when it comes to cooking your pizza.
• Once cooked, add small pieces of burrata on top of the hot pizzas, spread the slices of mortadella and add some basil leaves.

  Enjoy it hot, it's a wonder!
• If you want thin pizzas, roll out your dough well. On the other hand, if you like thicker pizzas, roll out less and let the dough rise for 10 minutes before covering it with tomato sauce.

Notes

If you want thin pizzas, roll out your dough well. On the other hand, if you like thicker pizzas, roll out less and let the dough rise for 10 minutes before covering it with tomato sauce.

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