Delicious Salami Pizza

I love pizza! And I love homemade pizza because I can make it exactly how I like it. I love all things salty, and this is a salt lovers pizza – anchovies, capers, olives. Seriously, does it get any saltier? The best thing about pizza is that you can top it with anything you like. Change up the toppings until you have your perfect pizza.

The last time I made this pizza was a month ago while we were sailing through Indonesia. Sailing through Indonesia during the Coronavirus Pandemic was an experience I won’t be forgetting soon. Not all good – gunshots fired in warning, but not all bad – swimming with a wild dugong.

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Ingredients

250ml (1 cup) lukewarm water
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp (7g/1 sachet) dried yeast
450g (3 cups) plain flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbs olive oil

Homemade pizza sauce*
1 onion, thinly sliced
4 – 8 anchovies, roughly chopped
1 capsicum, sliced
2-3 tablespoons sliced olives
1-2 tablespoons of capers
16 – 20 Salami slices
400g cheese, grated (pizza mix is delicious)
Dry Italian herbs and chilli flakes
(Amounts are a rough guide only)

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C. Brush two or three 25cm pizza trays with oil. (I used three oven trays and got yummy thin crispy bases).

Mix the sugar and water in a jug or small bowl. Sprinkle the yeast on top and place it in a draught-free place for five minutes until it becomes frothy on top.

Put the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the yeast mixture and the oil, and mix well with a spoon until blended. Dump the mix onto a floured work surface and knead for six minutes.

Divide the dough into 2 or 3 pieces, cover, and rest for five minutes. Now is an excellent time to prepare your topping ingredients.

Roll each dough portion out. Use your hands to stretch the dough gently. Line the greased pizza trays with the dough, pushing the dough to the edges of the trays. Spread the bases with pizza sauce, and top with onion, anchovies, olives, capers, capsicum, salami and cheese. Sprinkle with Italian herb and chilli flakes.

Bake in a preheated oven at 220c for 8 minutes or until cheese is bubbling on top and the base is crispy.

* I make pizza sauce with a tin of chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, mixed herbs & black pepper.

* Another delicious pizza sauce alternative is sun-dried tomato pesto for the base. This pesto is a delicious option!