Heart Shaped Vegetable Pizza (Print)
A colorful heart-shaped pizza topped with fresh vegetables on a golden, crispy crust for sharing.
# Ingredient list:
→ Dough
01 - 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 packet (7 g) instant dry yeast
03 - 1 tsp sugar
04 - ¾ cup warm water
05 - 2 tbsp olive oil
06 - 1 tsp salt
→ Sauce
07 - ¾ cup pizza sauce or marinara
→ Cheese
08 - 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
09 - ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
→ Vegetables
10 - ½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
11 - ½ yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
12 - ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
13 - ½ zucchini, thinly sliced
14 - ¼ cup black olives, sliced
15 - ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
16 - 2 tbsp corn kernels (optional)
17 - 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, torn
→ To Finish
18 - 1 tbsp olive oil
19 - Freshly ground black pepper
# Directions:
01 - Preheat oven to 475°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a large bowl, combine warm water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 5 minutes until foamy. Add flour, salt, and olive oil. Mix, then knead for 5–7 minutes until smooth.
03 - Divide dough in half. On a floured surface, roll each piece into a heart shape about ¼ inch thick. Place on prepared baking sheets.
04 - Spread sauce evenly over each heart-shaped crust, leaving a ½-inch border.
05 - Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over the sauce.
06 - Arrange the vegetables artfully on top: bell peppers, onion, zucchini, olives, cherry tomatoes, and corn.
07 - Drizzle with olive oil and season with black pepper.
08 - Bake for 12–15 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.
09 - Remove from oven, garnish with fresh basil, slice, and serve warm.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The colors alone make people smile before they even take a bite
- Its secretly just regular pizza disguised as something thoughtful
- Vegetables arranged with love somehow taste better than vegetables arranged any other way
02 -
- Heart shapes puff irregularly in the oven so embrace the imperfection
- Thick vegetable slices stay crunchy while paper-thin ones cook through perfectly
- Let the dough rest for 10 minutes if it keeps shrinking back when you roll it
03 -
- Use a pizza stone if you have one for the crispiest bottom crust
- Brush the crust edges with olive oil before baking for golden color