Fresh Tomato Pizza Recipe

This fresh tomato pizza recipe is so easy and delicious, that you’ll be making it again and again! It’s the perfect balance of cheesy and tomatoey goodness, with a crispy crust that will have you coming back for more!

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We LOVE pizzas! Give us a pizza Margherita, cheesy pizza, or even a dessert pizza with chocolate hazelnut spread and strawberries and we’re happy!

So, we couldn’t NOT make a recipe for tomato pizza – right?

Why you’ll love this pizza recipe

• Quick and easy to make, you could be eating this pizza in under 10 minutes!
• It’s perfect for pizza night, game night, outdoor cooking, and parties!
• A real crowd pleaser, we’re yet to find a friend who doesn’t like this recipe!
• All the ingredients are 100% vegetarian.

Ingredients you’ll need

You’ll need all the ingredients shown in the photograph below.

Our pizza sauce recipe is a simple recipe but delicious recipe!

If you don’t have time to make your own, you can use store bought, but buy a quality brand.

Just one bite of this tasty pizza and you’ll be in pizza heaven! Bursting with tomato goodness and fresh herbs, you are going to LOVE this!

How to make tomato pizza with step by step instructions

Making our tomato pizza recipe is easy if you follow our simple instructions.

A full printable recipe along with the measurements in both US customary and metric is available in the recipe card below.

If using a pizza oven

Preheat your pizza oven to 650°F/340°C.

Lightly flour your pizza peel and place your pizza crust on it.

Spread pizza sauce on the crust leaving a ½ inch border, and scatter fresh oregano, and fresh thyme over the sauce, and fresh mozzarella chunks.

Now, add your fresh tomatoes and carefully transfer your pizza to the oven and cook until the crust is charred, and the pizza toppings are perfectly cooked approximately 2 – 3 minutes.

Remember to turn your pizza with a turning peel every 20 seconds to ensure you get an even cook.

When cooked, remove your pizza from the oven, garnish it with fresh basil and serve immediately.

Enjoy your homemade tomato pizza!

If using a kitchen oven

Preheat the oven to 500°F/260°C.

If you are using a pizza stone, place it in the oven to heat up.

Place your pizza crust on a lightly floured surface or on your pizza pan.

Spread pizza sauce on the crust leaving a ½ inch border, and scatter fresh oregano, and fresh thyme over the sauce, and fresh mozzarella chunks.

Now, add your fresh tomatoes and place your pizza pan in the oven or place your pizza on the hot pizza stone and cook until the crust is golden brown and the pizza toppings are perfectly cooked approximately 8 – 10 minutes.

Remember to turn your pizza halfway through to ensure you get an even cook.

When cooked, remove your pizza from the oven, garnish it with fresh basil and serve immediately.

Enjoy your homemade tomato pizza!

What is the best way to cook a pizza?

We recommend cooking your tomato pizza one of three ways.

1. In a pizza oven.
2. Using a pizza stone.
3. On a pizza pan.

A pizza oven is fantastic, our pizzas taste just as great as they did when we ate them in Italy!

Charred pizza crust and toppings that are perfectly cooked make this our preferred way to cook pizza AND they are ready in a matter of minutes..

A pizza stone is a great cost efficient option, you can buy a pizza stone to fit into your kitchen oven.

The stone heats up to a high temperature, you place your pizza on the hot pizza stone and the pizza crust will have an even cook, it’ll be a lovely and crispy crust.

A pizza pan has holes that allow heat to reach the crust and cook far better than if you used a baking sheet.

While you can use a baking sheet to cook a pizza, it’s really not the way to cook a great pizza, and if you do choose this method, line your sheet with parchment paper.

What to serve tomato pizza with

It’s totally possible to find yourself scoffing pizza with nothing else to accompany it, it’s a meal in itself, isn’t it?

But we do love to have a tasty dipping sauce with it.

Dip it in sour cream and chive sauce, garlic dip, pizza aioli, or tzatziki (a Greek yogurt dip).

Feeling really hungry? Have a side of sweet potato fries or spice it up with peri peri fries.

We love to serve it with a fresh Italian salad with balsamic vinaigrette.

What are the best tomatoes to use for pizza?

We’ve used a mixture of different tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and yellow tomatoes, using large tomatoes and small tomatoes varying tomatoes to get a variety of flavors and colors.

There’s nothing quite like a pizza with fresh ingredients that looks amazing and tastes divine!

Can I make my own pizza dough?

Absolutely you can!

Homemade easy pizza dough is the best and we’ve got a recipe for it coming very soon, so please check back!

You can also use store bought pizza dough or buy a readymade pizza crust, just make sure you buy a quality brand.

How to store leftover pizza

Our pizzas don’t normally last long enough that we have to worry about storing them!

If you do have leftover tomato pizza, then store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.

More easy pizza recipes for you to try at home

If you love pizzas, then you should give these easy recipes a try!

• Pineapple pizza – our veggie take on the Hawaiian pizza!

• Greek pizza – olives and feta cheese make this SO delicious!

• Mushroom pizza – for every mushroom lover everywhere!

• Caprese pizza – visually exciting and insanely tasty!

• White pizza – if you like cheese, then you need to try this recipe!

We hope you enjoy making and eating our pizza recipe and would love to hear how you got on with making it.

Please leave a comment below and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

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