Pizza with tomato, mozzarella, and arugula

Tomato, mozzarella and arugula pizza

Main dishes

A homemade pizza with a slow-risen dough, topped with a garlic and onion tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and fresh rocket after baking.

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Pizza is very versatile; you can adapt the toppings to the season. A dough that rises for a long time results in a lighter texture.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$17.10 $4.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.32
  • $0.08
  • $0.00
  • $0.12
  • $1.06
  • $0.02
  • $13.41
  • $0.31
  • $0.13
  • $0.90
  • $0.75

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. ≈ 2 min
  2. In this bowl, combine the crumbled yeast with the sugar, milk, and a little flour. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cover the salad bowl and let it rise for about 15 minutes.
  4. Knead the dough with the remaining flour, half of the olive oil, and the salt, then let it rest for at least 15 minutes.
  5. Peel the tomatoes and chop them into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  6. Finely chop the onion and garlic. ≈ 8 min
  7. Heat the onion and garlic in a frying pan until they become translucent.
  8. Add the tomatoes and let simmer for 20 minutes.
  9. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  10. Grease the pan and spread the dough evenly over it. ≈ 4 min
  11. Spread the tomato sauce, mozzarella, and the remaining olive oil evenly over the dough. ≈ 3 min
  12. Allow the dough to rise for another 10 to 15 minutes.
  13. Bake the pizza for approximately 30 minutes.
  14. Take the pizza out, sprinkle with rocket (arugula), and serve it hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Tomato, mozzarella and arugula pizza

  • 200 g of flour$0.32
  • 10 g of fresh yeast$0.08
  • 1/2 cup of sugar$0.00
  • 125 ml of lukewarm milk$0.12
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil$1.06
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
  • 8 large, ripe tomatoes$13.41
  • 1 to 2 onions$0.31
  • 1 to 2 cloves of garlic$0.13
  • 60 g of mozzarella$0.90
  • rockets, in any quantity desired$0.75

Total$17.10

that's $4.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of flour
  • 10 g of fresh yeast
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 125 ml of lukewarm milk
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 8 large, ripe tomatoes
  • 1 to 2 onions
  • 1 to 2 cloves of garlic
  • 60 g of mozzarella
  • rockets, in any quantity desired

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