This delicious Salami pizza is a great easy recipe that everyone will love. It’s topped with Italian salami, banana peppers, red onion, and lots of cheese and is a definite winner!
Craig and I recently came home from an amazing trip to Portugal, Spain and Italy. While we were in Italy we visited some of our friends. Their daughter Marta lived with us for a year while she was a foreign exchange student. It was so nice to meet her parents and enjoy time with them, and in their town.
Before dinner they often served us a nice appetizer of cheeses and meats. The cheeses and salami were so good, I could have made a whole meal from just them.
Since coming home I found some authentic Italian salami, and enjoyed it with cheese and crackers, but I also decided to make a pizza with it. This tasty Italian Salami pizza was born.
I used my favorite pizza dough recipe, topped it with some marinara sauce, mozzarella, then salami, sliced sweet peppers, red onions, and grape tomatoes, and some freshly grated Parmesan cheese. It turned out to be an amazing combination, and will definitely be on repeat at our home!
This is a quick overview of the ingredients you’ll need for this Salami Pizza recipe. Specific measurements and full recipe instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
Salami pizza has become a favorite for many people and if you’re looking to try something new, you can’t go wrong with these Italian-style meat toppings. In fact, each style brings its own unique flavor and texture to a pizza.
What should I serve with salami pizza?
Salami pizza can be complemented with several dishes to enhance your meal. Here are some of my favorites.
- Fresh salad – a side salad, or side caesar salad can both be refreshing and balance out the richness of salami pizza
- Garlic bread – incase you love garbs, you can never go wrong with garlic bread, or cheesy bread, or breadsticks on the side.
- Roasted Vegetables – roasted vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, brussels sprouts, bell peppers, or squash are great tasty, and healthy side dishes to accompany your salami pizza.
- Fresh Fruit – your favorite fresh fruit, or an easy fruit salad is a great easy, and refreshing side dish for pairing with this pizza.
This salami pizza is such a yummy twist on Italian flavors. It’s delicious, and flavorful, and will be loved by all!
How to make Salami Pizza?
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, or an outdoor pizza oven as hot as it will go. Place a pizza stone in the oven to let the stone heat. Prepare the pizza dough, whether homemade or from the store, so it is raised, and ready to roll out into a pizza.
- Sprinkle a pizza paddle (you can use metal or wooden) lightly with corn meal, and roll out the pizza dough into a large circle about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick (depending on your preferences).
- Spread the prepared pizza sauce over the top of the crust. Then evenly sprinkle it with mozzarella cheese. Add salami slices evenly over the cheese.
- Then spread peppers and red onion over the top of the salami if desired. Sprinkle grated parmigiano and fresh mozzarella balls over the top.
- Carefully transfer the pizza to the pizza stone and bake for 10-14 minutes, or until the cheese is evenly melted. (You can also bake it in a pizza oven until golden, we love ours)
- Garnish the pizza with parmesan, and fresh parsley or basil, and slice it up and enjoy hot.
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