Pizza Flandria with homemade sauce, leeks and ham
A homemade pizza with a slow-risen dough and a fresh tomato sauce with herbs, prepared the day before, topped with onions, leeks, smoked ham, and cheese.
For this pizza, the herb-based tomato sauce is prepared the day before to enhance its flavor. The dough, onion, leek, ham, and cheese make up the filling.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time10 min
- Resting13 hr
- Total13 hr 55 min
- DifficultyMedium
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$9.92 $1.98 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
Sauce (to prepare the day before)
- $0.21
- $3.20
- $0.88
- $0.18
- $0.16
- $0.06
- $0.18
Dough
- $0.80
- $0.24
- $0.53
- $0.12
Decoration
- $0.41
- $1.60
- $0.27
- $1.08
Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 15 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Chop the onion into pieces, finely chop the basil and celery, then peel and chop the garlic. ≈ 8 min
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Sauté the garlic with the oregano, basil, celery, and chili pepper for about 1 minute, stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Add the onion, mix well, and let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Chop the tomatoes into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
- Add the tomato. ≈ 3 min
- Continue to cook for a little while longer, then blend until smooth and let it cool.
- Let it rest in the refrigerator overnight.
- Mix the water with the flour, yeast, salt, and oil, then knead until a smooth and firm dough is formed. ≈ 10 min
- Allow the dough to rise for about 1 hour.
- Spread the dough to a thickness of about 3 mm. ≈ 4 min
- Spread the sauce over the dough, then distribute the onions, leeks, garlic, ham, and cheese. ≈ 10 min
- Preheat the oven to 250 °C (482 °F) and bake the pizza for about 10 minutes.
The bill
Pizza Flandria with homemade sauce, leeks and ham
- 1 large onion$0.21
- 2 large tomatoes$3.20
- 2 tablespoons of dried oregano$0.88
- 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
- 2 bunches of fresh celery$0.16
- ½ teaspoon of dried chili pepper$0.06
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil$0.18
- 500 g of flour$0.80
- 30 g of fresh yeast (or the equivalent amount of dry yeast)$0.24
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53
- 3 tablespoons of salt$0.12
- 2 large onions$0.41
- One leek$1.60
- 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
- 150 g of grated cheese$1.08
Total$9.92
that's $1.98 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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