Description
A bright and flavorful Lemon Pizza featuring a crispy dough base topped with a tangy lemon brine, fresh mozzarella, and parmesan cheese. Perfect for a refreshing twist on traditional pizza that’s easy to make at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Dough
- 1 ball Easy pizza dough (or store-bought dough)
Lemon Brine
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 small garlic clove, grated
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Mozzarella
- 5 oz (150 grams) fresh mozzarella (or ½ to ⅓ cup shredded firm mozzarella)
To Finish
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare dough: Follow the easy no-knead pizza dough recipe through step 5, including shaping the pizza and preheating the oven.
- Prepare cheese: Cut fresh mozzarella into ½ inch thick pieces and dab with paper towels if very watery to remove excess moisture.
- Shape the dough: Place dough on parchment paper and gently press out to approximately 9×13 inches. Transfer dough onto a pizza peel or the back of a rimmed baking sheet.
- Make the lemon brine: Combine extra virgin olive oil, water, chopped parsley, grated garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper in a glass jar with lid. Shake vigorously until well emulsified.
- Add toppings: Make dimples in the dough with your fingers and scatter the lemon brine evenly over the dough, filling the dimples. Evenly distribute mozzarella pieces on top.
- Bake the pizza: Use the pizza peel to transfer the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone. Bake until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Adjust timing based on oven performance.
- Finish and serve: Drizzle fresh lemon juice over the baked pizza, sprinkle grated parmesan cheese and fresh parsley, finish with freshly ground black pepper or chili flakes if desired. Slice and serve immediately.
Notes
- If you don’t have a pizza stone, invert a rimmed baking sheet and place it in the oven while preheating to mimic the effect. Transfer pizza onto the hot inverted baking sheet for a crisp crust.
- For less watery mozzarella, pat dry with paper towels to avoid soggy pizza.
- Use fresh lemon juice at the end to preserve bright citrus flavor.
- Adjust black pepper and optional chili flakes to taste for added spice.
- Preheat oven thoroughly to ensure a crispy, well-baked crust.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
