Olive Pizza with Everything Bagel Seasoning and Mozzarella
This simple topping combo is based on one of my favorite bagel orders: everything with olive cream cheese. If you're a fan of green olives and everything seasoning, get ready for the best pizza night ever!
Makes: 1 (12- to 14-inch) pizza
Cost: $15
Equipment
- Cutting board and knife
- Rolling pin (optional)
- Large rimmed baking sheet or baking stone/steel
- Pizza peel (optional)
- pastry brush
Ingredients
- 1 (14- to 16-ounce) ball pizza dough
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 to 1½ tablespoons everything bagel seasoning
- ½ cup (mounded) pitted green olives, thinly sliced
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into ½-inch dice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Hot sauce, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500°F (if using a baking sheet) or as high as it will go (if using a baking stone/steel; place the stone in the middle or place the steel in the bottom third of the oven before you start preheating). Let the oven preheat for at least 30 minutes. Then, if you’re using a baking stone or steel, switch the oven to Broil on high.
- Stretch or roll out your dough to a 12- to 14-inch round, then transfer it to a baking sheet / pizza pan or a lightly floured pizza peel (if using a baking stone/steel).
- Drizzle the stretched-/rolled-out dough with olive oil and use a pastry brush to coat the top in a thin layer, all the way to the edges. (You just want the top to be shiny; blot some off if you see pools forming.) Sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning all over the oiled dough, making sure you cover the edges, too. Scatter the olives on top, then the cheese, and season with a few grinds of black pepper.
- Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until the crust is evenly browned on the bottom and the cheese has browned in spots—8 or 9 minutes on the baking sheet, 5 to 8 minutes on the baking stone/steel.
- Take the pizza out of the oven. Slice and serve with hot sauce.