Roasted Eggplant and Pepper Pizza by @simonauscher
4 servings
🍆
0.5 medium eggplant
Eggplant
🫑
0.5
Red bell pepper
🫑
0.5
Yellow bell pepper
🧄
0.5
Garlic head
🫒
76 ml
Olive oil
🧂
17 g
Salt
🌾
600 g
00 flour
💧
400 ml
Warm water
🍞
7 g
Dry baker's yeast
🍬
13 g
Granulated sugar
🧄
2
Garlic cloves
🌿
2 sprigs
Fresh basil
⚫
1 g
Pepper
🍅
400 g
Plum tomatoes
🧀
400 g
Mozzarella
Preheat
Eggplant
Red bell pepper
Plum tomatoes
Preheat the pizza oven to 200°C / 390°F for roasting the vegetables.
Halve
eggplant
red bell pepper
Garlic head
Halve the eggplant, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and garlic head; remove the pepper seeds.
Place
eggplant
red bell pepper
Olive oil
Place the vegetables in the cast iron skillet and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil; season with 1/2 tsp salt.
Roast
eggplant
red bell pepper
Plum tomatoes
Roast the vegetables for 30 minutes, until deeply charred and almost burnt.
Peel
red bell pepper
Peel the roasted peppers and cut them into strips.
Mash
eggplant
garlic head
Scoop out the roasted eggplant flesh with a fork and mash it with the roasted garlic.
Combine
warm water
active dry yeast
granulated sugar
Combine the warm water, active dry yeast, and granulated sugar in the mixing bowl.
Rest
active dry yeast
Rest the yeast mixture for 5 minutes, until foamy and activated.
Add
00 flour
olive oil
salt
Add the 00 flour, 1 tbsp olive oil, and 1 tsp salt to the yeast mixture.
Knead
00 flour
Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
Shape
Shape the dough into one large ball and cover the bowl with the kitchen towel.
Rise
Let the dough rise for 60 minutes, until doubled in volume.
Divide
00 flour
Divide the dough into 4 equal balls and lightly flour their surfaces.
Proof
Cover the dough balls with the kitchen towel and proof for 30 minutes.
Peel
garlic cloves
Peel and finely slice the 2 garlic cloves.
Heat
olive oil
garlic cloves
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in the large saucepan and add the sliced garlic.
Stir
garlic cloves
fresh basil
plum tomatoes
Stir the garlic until lightly golden, then add 1 sprig fresh basil and the plum tomatoes.
Crush
plum tomatoes
salt
Crush the tomatoes with the back of the wooden spoon and season with the remaining salt and black pepper.
Simmer
plum tomatoes
Bring the tomato sauce to a boil and simmer it for 5 minutes.
Blend
fresh basil
plum tomatoes
Remove the basil from the sauce and blend the sauce until smooth.
Return
plum tomatoes
Return the blended sauce to a simmer and cook it for 15 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Step

Increase the pizza oven temperature until the stone reaches 350–400°C / 660–750°F.
- Step

00 flour
Stretch one dough ball into a pizza round on a lightly floured surface.
Spread
plum tomatoes
Spread one-quarter of the tomato sauce over the dough, leaving a narrow border.
Top
eggplant
red bell pepper
Mozzarella
Top the pizza with one-quarter of the eggplant mixture, pepper strips, and mozzarella.
Bake
Slide the pizza into the hot oven and bake until the crust is crisp and browned, about 2 minutes.
Bake
Turn the pizza halfway through baking for even browning.
Bake
00 flour
plum tomatoes
eggplant
Repeat the shaping, topping, and baking process with the remaining 3 dough balls.
Serve
fresh basil
Finish the baked pizzas with the remaining fresh basil and serve immediately.
Roasted Eggplant and Pepper Pizza by @simonauscher
4 servings
🍆
0.5 medium eggplant
Eggplant
🫑
0.5
Red bell pepper
🫑
0.5
Yellow bell pepper
🧄
0.5
Garlic head
🫒
76 ml
Olive oil
🧂
17 g
Salt
🌾
600 g
00 flour
💧
400 ml
Warm water
🍞
7 g
Dry baker's yeast
🍬
13 g
Granulated sugar
🧄
2
Garlic cloves
🌿
2 sprigs
Fresh basil
⚫
1 g
Pepper
🍅
400 g
Plum tomatoes
🧀
400 g
Mozzarella
Preparation Steps
Step 1/29
Preheat the pizza oven to 200°C / 390°F for roasting the vegetables.
Step 2/29
Halve the eggplant, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and garlic head; remove the pepper seeds.
Step 3/29
Place the vegetables in the cast iron skillet and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil; season with 1/2 tsp salt.
Step 4/29
Roast the vegetables for 30 minutes, until deeply charred and almost burnt.
Step 5/29
Peel the roasted peppers and cut them into strips.
Step 6/29
Scoop out the roasted eggplant flesh with a fork and mash it with the roasted garlic.
Step 7/29
Combine the warm water, active dry yeast, and granulated sugar in the mixing bowl.
Step 8/29
Rest the yeast mixture for 5 minutes, until foamy and activated.
Step 9/29
Add the 00 flour, 1 tbsp olive oil, and 1 tsp salt to the yeast mixture.
Step 10/29
Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
Step 11/29
Shape the dough into one large ball and cover the bowl with the kitchen towel.
Step 12/29
Let the dough rise for 60 minutes, until doubled in volume.
Step 13/29
Divide the dough into 4 equal balls and lightly flour their surfaces.
Step 14/29
Cover the dough balls with the kitchen towel and proof for 30 minutes.
Step 15/29
Peel and finely slice the 2 garlic cloves.
Step 16/29
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in the large saucepan and add the sliced garlic.
Step 17/29
Stir the garlic until lightly golden, then add 1 sprig fresh basil and the plum tomatoes.
Step 18/29
Crush the tomatoes with the back of the wooden spoon and season with the remaining salt and black pepper.
Step 19/29
Bring the tomato sauce to a boil and simmer it for 5 minutes.
Step 20/29
Remove the basil from the sauce and blend the sauce until smooth.
Step 21/29
Return the blended sauce to a simmer and cook it for 15 minutes, until slightly thickened.
Step 22/29
Increase the pizza oven temperature until the stone reaches 350–400°C / 660–750°F.
Step 23/29
Stretch one dough ball into a pizza round on a lightly floured surface.
Step 24/29
Spread one-quarter of the tomato sauce over the dough, leaving a narrow border.
Step 25/29
Top the pizza with one-quarter of the eggplant mixture, pepper strips, and mozzarella.
Step 26/29
Slide the pizza into the hot oven and bake until the crust is crisp and browned, about 2 minutes.
Step 27/29
Turn the pizza halfway through baking for even browning.
Step 28/29
Repeat the shaping, topping, and baking process with the remaining 3 dough balls.
Step 29/29
Finish the baked pizzas with the remaining fresh basil and serve immediately.
Composition
Ingredients
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Calories
850 kcal
Macro nutrients
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Preparation
Time Information
Preparation
1 hour 0 minutes
Cooking
50 minutes
Overall
1 hour 50 minutes
Difficulty
Level
Hard (3/4)
Steps
29 steps
Equipments
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Type
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Original Creator
@simonauscher
Origin
Cuisine
Geographic
Italy, Europe
Various
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Price
Medium
Recommended Preservation
fridge
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