Easy Sautéed Tomato and Pepper Pizza
This Easy Tomato and Pepper Pizza is sophisticated and simple. Sautéed mini peppers, onion, and tomatoes add lots of flavor.
Servings: 2 pizzas
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Ingredients
For the vegetables:
- 4 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ red onion, diced
- 8-10 mini sweet peppers, thinly sliced (or 1 ½ - 2 bell peppers, preferably different colors)
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in halves
For the cheese:
- 1 cup mozzarella, freshly grated
- ½ cut Parmesan, freshly grated
Everything else:
- 2 Trader Joe's Pizza Crusts (see photo above), or make 4-6 pita or flatbread pizzas
- 2 links Beyond Meat Sausage Brat Original Style, cut in half moons (or 4-6 Impossible Wild Nuggets, cut in thirds)
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
To finish the pizzas:
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- basil, chiffonade
- Fleur de Sel, for sprinkling
Instructions
Cook the onion and the peppers
- Add the onion, ½ tsp salt, and 2 Tbsp olive oil to a skillet. Cook over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent and starts to brown slightly.
- Now add the peppers and another 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Cook for 3 minutes, then turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes
- Now add the tomatoes, the remaining ½ tsp salt, and the remaining 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Turn the heat up to medium, stir everything together, and cook for another 7-10 minutes, until the tomatoes break down slightly and release their juices.
- If you taste a pepper, it should still have a slight bite to it.
- Remove the veggies from the heat, and divide in half.
Prepare the Beyond Meat Sausage/Meat Substitute
- If you haven’t already, you can prepare the Beyond Meat Sausage/meat substitute while the veggies cook. Add the sausage, ⅛ tsp salt, and 1 Tbsp olive oil to different skillet. Cook over medium for 4-5 minutes, until the sausage is lightly browned.
- Sausage is done, set aside.
Compile the pizzas
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Evenly spread ½ of the veggie mixture over each pizza. (Or divide the veggies evenly between however many pita pizzas you’re making.)
- Sprinkle half the mozzarella over the top of each pizza, followed by half of the Parmesan.
- Now evenly distribute the Beyond Meat Sausage or meat substitute over each pizza, if using.
Bake the pizza
- If using the Trader Joe’s Pizza Crust, bake one pizza at a time. One pizza will fit perfectly on a standard size baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes, until the cheese has melted and bubbles slightly.
Finish the pizza
- Remove the pizza from the oven, and lightly drizzle olive oil over the top of the pizza (about 1-2 tsp).
- Now drizzle balsamic vinegar over the pizza (about 1-2 tsp).
- You can shake the baking sheet a bit to encourage the olive oil and balsamic to spread across the pizza.
- Sprinkle a little fleur de sel over the pizza, then garnish with basil chiffonade.
- Repeat the baking and finishing process with the 2nd pizza.
Serve and enjoy!
- Serve the pizza alone or with a salad like this one, or toss this dressing into whatever greens you have on hand.
Notes
This pizza is vegetarian.