Caprese Pizza (Oven or Air Fryer)

This caprese pizza combines my favorite ingredients in the Summer time which are fresh tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella. I just love fresh mozzarella and I've even attempted to make it myself but had no luck, unfortunately. I've even tried growing my own tomatoes and basil in a garden and for some reason, I only have luck growing herbs. Maybe, I should just have an herb garden? Who knows... When you don't have a green thumb like me, I just make a quick trip to the grocery store and pick up some tomatoes and basil. 🙂

If you love recipes with fresh tomatoes check out my recipe for Caprese Salad or Buschetta! I also have some great pizza recipes to try. 

How to Make Homemade Pizza Dough 

This pizza crust or dough is so simple equal parts flour and greek yogurt and it is one of my favorite pizza dough recipes. You've probably seen this recipe floating around on the Internet before, it's pretty famous.

If you don't want to make a whole pizza you can scale the pizza dough recipe down.

¼ cup greek yogurt + ¼ cup of self-rising flour

½ cup greek yogurt + ½ cup of self-rising flour

1 cup of greek yogurt + 1 cup of self-rising flour

You get the idea. I like to use ½ cup because it's just the right amount for me. If you're feeding a family of 4 then use a cup or maybe 2 cups. Everyone could even make their own individual pizzas using this recipe.

The dough will not look like it's all combined in a bowl after mixing. That's when you take the dough out of the bowl and mix it with your hands to combine it. I just like to start it off in a bowl.

Ingredients Needed 

• ½ cup of self-rising flour
• ½ cup of nonfat plain Greek yogurt (plain)
• 5 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
• 2 roma tomatoes, sliced 1 oz part-skim mozzarella cheese or fresh mozzarella cheese 
• 1 tablespoon of store-bought or homemade pesto. (I used Classico)

Variations to Try

Use naan bread instead of making your own dough. 

Drizzle the pizza with balsamic vinegar after it comes out the oven. 

For even more flavor add some fresh brush the dough garlic before spreading it with pesto. 

Add some protein to the pizza such as chicken or shrimp. 

How to Make 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix the greek yogurt and flour together in a bowl until well combined. Lay the dough out onto a floured work surface and roll the dough out into a pizza shape. Trasnsfer the dough to a pizza stone, pizza pan, or baking sheet. Slice the roma tomato. Top the pizza dough with pesto sauce and spread the cheese evenly over the pizza.

Spread the sliced tomatoes evenly around the pizza. Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle the basil over the cheese. Season the pizza with salt and pepper.

Air Fryer Settings for Pizza 

Air fryers are perfect for creating personal-size pizzas. If you want a large pizza you'll have to use the oven. Sorry! Set the temperature to 400 degrees and air fry 5 to 7 minutes or until the cheese is melted. 

To lift the dough into your air fryer set the pizza dough on some parchment paper then lift it into the air fryer basket.

More Great Recipes to Try:

• Air Fryer Onion Rings
• Grinder Salad Sandwich - Tiktok Recipe 
• Zero Point Cabbage Soup 
• Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks
• French Fries in the Air Fryer
• Air Fryer Pickle Chips

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