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sliced anchovy pizza with kalamata olives, red onion, garlic and fresh basil.
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The BEST Homemade Anchovy Pizza Recipe

Anchovy Pizza is a deliciously simple pizza recipe, with a perfectly crisp crust, tomato sauce, a combo of cheeses and the briny, salty taste of anchovies in every bite. It's the secret ingredient you never knew you were missing on pizza!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Dough Resting Time20 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: dinner, pizza
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 266kcal
Author: Sarah Jenkins

Ingredients

  • 1 pizza dough ball homemade or store-bought
  • 1 tablespoon cornmeal
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ cup pizza sauce (your favorite store-bought sauce, or see my recipe for pizza sauce here.
  • 1 2 oz can anchovy filets drained
  • 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup kalamata olives whole
  • ⅛ cup red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup fresh basil leaves roughly torn

Instructions

  • Prepare the dough. Allow the dough to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before rolling out. (See note 1 below.) Line a piece of parchment paper onto a pizza pan, or use a pizza stone. Sprinkle with ½ of the cornmeal. Carefully roll and stretch the dough into about a 12-inch round and place it onto the pizza pan or stone. Pierce the rolled-out dough with a fork, then spread the olive oil across the surface of the dough.
  • Par-bake the dough. Bake the dough in the oven at 375 degrees for about 5-7 minutes. Remove from the oven.
  • Dress the pizza. Allow the pizza to cool slightly, then top with the pizza sauce, anchovies (pat them dry first! See note 2!), olives, onion, garlic, and cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes (watch closely).
  • Finish. Allow the pizza to cool slightly, then top with fresh, torn basil.
  • Slice and serve hot.

Notes

​Notes:
  1. Allowing the pizza dough to sit at room temperature makes it easier to roll out. If you try to roll out the dough and it springs back to itself, wait a little longer.
  2. Patting the anchovies dry before adding them to your pizza reduces excess salt and keeps your crust from getting soggy. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 1141mg | Potassium: 207mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 504IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 209mg | Iron: 2mg
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