Sun Dried Tomato & Gorgonzola Cheese Pizza Recipe

Welcome back to How to Cook Great Food! In this video, we're making a mouthwatering sun-dried tomato and gorgonzola cheese pizza. If you're new here, please note that we won't be covering dough or sauce preparation in this video. However, you can find links to our dough and pizza sauce recipes below. Today, we'll be focusing on assembling this incredible pizza. To start, preheat your oven to its maximum heat setting. Roll out your pizza dough into a 12-inch circle (you should be able to make two pizzas from the dough). Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce onto the dough using the back of a spoon in a circular motion. Next, evenly distribute the mozzarella cheese over the sauce. Followed by the sun-dried tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese. Sprinkle some dried oregano on top. Place the pizza in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 6 minutes. While the pizza is baking, prepare a simple topping by combining rocket (arugula) and chopped tomatoes in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and mix well. Once the pizza is done, remove it from the oven and top with the rocket and tomato mixture. Enjoy this mouthwatering sun-dried tomato and gorgonzola cheese pizza with its delicious blend of flavors.

Ingredients:

  1. Pizza dough (check the link below for our dough recipe)
  2. Pizza sauce (see video link at the end)
  3. Mozzarella cheese (block or grated)
  4. Sun-dried tomatoes (soft and pliable)
  5. Gorgonzola cheese (a mild blue cheese with fantastic blue veins)
  6. Dried oregano
  7. Rocket (arugula)
  8. Chopped tomatoes
  9. Olive oil

Cooking steps:

  • Preheat your oven to its maximum heat setting.
  • Roll out the pizza dough into a 12-inch circle.
  • Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce onto the dough.
  • Evenly distribute the mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
  • Add the sun-dried tomatoes and gorgonzola cheese.
  • Sprinkle some dried oregano on top.
  • Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for approximately 6 minutes.
  • While the pizza is baking, prepare a topping by combining rocket and chopped tomatoes in a bowl.
  • Drizzle the topping with olive oil and mix well.
  • Once the pizza is done, remove it from the oven and top with the rocket and tomato mixture.
  • Serve and enjoy this delicious sun-dried tomato and gorgonzola cheese pizza!