Pizza with homemade cheese and capers
6 servings
240 minutes
Pizza with homemade cheese and capers is a harmony of flavors born from Italian culinary traditions. Its base is airy yeast dough that acquires a light crispy texture when baked. The filling of tender homemade cheese and cottage cheese gives the pizza a rich, creamy taste, accented by the spiciness of capers and the aroma of fresh vegetables. Onion rings and juicy tomatoes add sweet and spicy notes, while olive oil highlights the depth of flavors. This dish is perfect for family dinners or friendly gatherings; it can be served as a main course or as an appetizing snack. Garnished with herbs, the pizza becomes a true culinary masterpiece that delights the eye and awakens the appetite.
1
Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water (200 ml), cover, and place in a warm place for fermentation.
- Fresh yeast: 25 g
- Sugar: 1 teaspoon
2
Mix flour with salt, add melted margarine and diluted yeast, and knead until the dough is smooth. Cover the kneaded dough with a clean cloth and place it in a warm place to rise (until it doubles in volume).
- Wheat flour: 375 g
- Salt: to taste
- Margarine: 100 g
- Fresh yeast: 25 g
3
Mix cheese with cottage cheese. Chop the onion. Crush the garlic and mix it with the onion, adding salt and pepper to taste. Slice the onion into rings. Wash and slice the tomatoes into rounds.
- Homemade cheese: 400 g
- Cottage cheese: 100 g
- Onion: 1 head
- Garlic: 3 cloves
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Green onions: 1 bunch
- Tomatoes: 1 kg
4
Roll the dough into a flatbread and place it on a greased sheet, pinching the edges of the dough. Spread a uniform layer of cottage cheese on the flatbread, evenly arrange the onion and tomato slices on top. Let the pizza sit for 15 minutes. After that, sprinkle it with capers, drizzle with olive oil, and bake in a preheated oven at 225°C for 30-40 minutes. Cut the lettuce leaves into strips and decorate the top of the pizza with them.
- Cottage cheese: 100 g
- Onion: 1 head
- Tomatoes: 1 kg
- Capers: 3 tablespoons
- Olive oil: 3 tablespoons
- Green salad: 100 g