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Diavola pizza with rocket and spicy salami
Freshly baked spicy pizza contrasted with a refreshing pile of crisp rocket leaves.

Pizza diavola with rocket

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
This recipe builds on the contrast between hot and cold, fatty and fresh. The fresh, crisp rocket placed on the hot, spicy pizza is not just decoration: the leaf's slightly peppery, nutty taste and bitterness perfectly counterbalance the fattiness of the salami and the heat of the chilli. A modern classic that proves pizza can be a refreshing experience.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 18 mins
⌛ Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 750 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Salad spinner for drying the rocket
  • Pizza cutter
  • Baking parchment

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 220°C. Line a baking tray with parchment and brush with a little olive oil.

Tip: The oil on the paper helps the bottom of the dough to brown, not just steam. [Heat transfer is more efficient with oil conduction.]
2 ✓

Wash the rocket and dry thoroughly. Set aside in a cool place.

Tip: Wet rocket wilts sooner and makes the pizza watery. [Water accelerates the collapse of leaf cell walls under heat.]
3 ✓

Stretch out the dough and place on the tray. Spread with the tomato sauce and sprinkle with oregano.

Tip: Leave the edge of the dough clean so there is somewhere to hold it when eating.
4 ✓

Distribute the torn mozzarella over the sauce.

Tip: Cheese should always go on the sauce, and toppings on the cheese, so the toppings (salami) can crisp up.
5 ✓

Load the pizza with the salami and sliced chilli.

Tip: Deseed the chilli if you like it less spicy. [Most of the capsaicin is concentrated in the ribs and seeds.]
6 ✓

Bake for 15-18 minutes until the cheese is runny and spotted golden brown, and the crust edge is crisp.

Tip: It's ready when the edges of the salami curl up slightly from the heat.
7 ✓

Remove from the oven, let cool for 2-3 minutes. Then pile the fresh rocket in the centre and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.

Tip: Short cooling prevents the rocket from cooking immediately in the steam, so it stays crisp.

Recipe FAQ

The rocket wilted on the pizza.
You put it on too early. Always add rocket immediately before serving, or put it on slices already on the plate.
What can I substitute for rocket?
Baby spinach or lamb's lettuce, although these have a less distinctive flavour.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Pizza dough
  • 200 ml Tomato sauce
  • 250 g Mozzarella cheese (ball)
  • 150 g Spicy salami
  • 2 pieces Chilli peppers
  • 50 g Fresh rocket
  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp Dried oregano