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5 from 3 votes

Italian Salami Pizza

This delicious Salami pizza is a great easy recipe that everyone will love. It's topped with Italian salami, banana peppers, red onion, and lots of cheese and is a definite winner! 
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 2 12 inch pizzas
Calories: 1260kcal

Ingredients

Italian Salami Pizza

  • 1 pizza dough**
  • cornmeal and flour mixture (for dusting)
  • 3/4 cup pizza sauce (or marinara sauce)
  • 2 cups low moisture mozzarella cheese (grated)
  • 3 oz fresh mozzarella
  • 4 oz Italian salami (cut in half)
  • 1/4 cup banana peppers (drained, and patted dry)
  • 1/4 cup sliced red onion
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated parmigiano cheese
  • 2 TBS fresh basil
  • 1 TBS fresh parsley

Instructions

Italian Salami Pizza

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a baking stone into the oven to let it preheat with the oven. (Or preheat a pizza oven)
  • Sprinkle a wooden or metal pizza paddle with corn meal mixed with flour.
  • Separate the pizza dough in half and roll one section of the pizza dough out to make a 12-14inch pizzas onto the prepared paddle, to be about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick according to your desired thickness.
  • Spread the marinara sauce evenly all over the pizza crust, leaving about 1/2 inch on the edge of the crust.
  • Sprinkle the grated mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
  • Lay out the salami slices over the top of the cheese.
  • Sprinkle the banana peppers and red onion pieces over the salami.
  • Place the fresh mozzarella balls and sprinkle the grated Parmegiana cheese evenly over the whole pizza.
  • Transfer the pizza to the preheated pizza stone. Bake the pizza for 10 to 15 minutes or until the dough is done and the cheese is melted. (Or bake for 2-3 minutes in a pizza oven)
  • Remove the pizza from the oven, and garnish the pizza with fresh basil or parsley
  • Let the pizza cool for 3 to 4 minutes, then slice and serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 1260kcal | Carbohydrates: 108g | Protein: 70g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 4391mg | Potassium: 748mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 1794IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 1179mg | Iron: 8mg