This arugula prosciutto pizza is a quick weeknight meal that takes less time than takeout! Made with just a few simple ingredients, this pizza is so easy and so tasty!
This arugula prosciutto pizza is the perfect solution for busy weeknights! It’s just the thing when you’re craving something fast and delicious.
With a handful of simple ingredients and minimal prep, you’ll have this tasty pizza on the table in way less time than it takes to grab takeout!
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Pizza dough: Any pre-made pizza dough will work, or you can make your own quick homemade pizza dough. Making your own pizza dough only takes about 20 minutes.
- Pizza sauce: Choose a good-quality pizza sauce, or you can make your own pizza sauce.
- Mozzarella: I recommend using a good whole-milk mozzarella and shredding it yourself. This will give you better flavor than using pre-shredded cheese.
- Arugula: The arugula adds a nice peppery bite to the pizza.
How to make arugula and prosciutto pizza
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Preheat oven to 475°F.
Step 2: Roll out the dough to a 10-12” circle, depending on your desired thickness and size.
Step 3: Prick the dough all over with a fork (to prevent it from bubbling up).
Step 4: Place the crust on a baking sheet and parbake for 3-5 mins, until it’s slightly golden and starts to get puffy.
Step 5: Remove the pizza crust from the oven and reduce oven temperature to 450˚F.
Step 6: Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the pizza crust, leaving about ½ inch of space around the edge.
Step 7: Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the pizza sauce.
Step 8: Place the prosciutto slices on top of the cheese.
Step 9: Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Step 10: While the pizza is baking, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Step 11: When the pizza is finished baking, remove it from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
Step 12: Toss the arugula with the olive oil dressing.
Step 13: Top the pizza with the dressed arugula.
Recipe Tips!
- If you know that you won’t eat the entire pizza once it is made, I recommend leaving off the arugula from the portion that you would like to save and dressing it once the pizza is reheated.
- The ingredients for the pizza can easily be adjusted according to your tastes. Feel free to use another type of cheese along with the mozzarella or sprinkle a bit of crushed red pepper for a bit of heat.
Serving suggestions
This pizza already has greens on it, but it still goes well with a fresh green salad. Garlic knots or fruit salad also go well on the side.
Storage
Store any leftover pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The pizza will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored in the fridge.
However, the pizza is best eaten within the first 1-2 days after it was made.
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Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza
Equipment
- Pizza pan
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pre-made pizza dough or homemade pizza dough
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 ounces prosciutto torn
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup baby arugula
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 475°F.
- Roll out the dough to a 10-12” circle, depending on your desired thickness and size. Prick the dough all over with a fork (to prevent it from bubbling up).8 ounces pre-made pizza dough
- Place the crust on a baking sheet and parbake for 3-5 mins, until it’s slightly golden and starts to get puffy.
- Remove the pizza crust from the oven and reduce oven temperature to 450˚F.
- Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the pizza crust, leaving about ½ inch of space around the edge.½ cup pizza sauce
- Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the pizza sauce.2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Place the prosciutto slices on top of the cheese.3 ounces prosciutto
- Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- While the pizza is baking, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper.1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, Salt and pepper to taste
- When the pizza is finished baking, remove it from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Toss the arugula with the olive oil dressing.1 cup baby arugula
- Top the pizza with the dressed arugula.
Notes
- Pizza dough: Any pre-made pizza dough will work, or you can make your own quick homemade pizza dough. Making your own pizza dough only takes about 20 minutes.
- Pizza sauce: Choose a good-quality pizza sauce, or you can make your own pizza sauce.
- Nutrition values are estimates. The serving size is 2 slices.
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