Pizza Toasts 2 Ways (Delicious Easy Recipes!)
Serves 4
5 mins prep
35 mins cook
40 mins total
Pepperoni and Margherita pizza toasts - the easiest recipes for when you're in the mood for a comforting and quick customizable snack!
Pepperoni Pizza Toasts
olive oilfor toasting bread and drizzling
piecessourdough breadsliced
- tbsppizza sauceor marinara
- cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
hot honeyfor drizzling
flaky saltfor topping
Margherita Pizza Toasts
tbspolive oilplus additional for toasting bread and drizzling
cupcherry tomatoeshalved
- clovegarlicminced
cupbasilsliced, plus additional for topping
sprinkle ofcrushed red pepper
piecessourdough breadsliced
ciliegene fresh mozzarella ballssqueezed dry (see note)
balsamic glazefor drizzling
flaky saltfor topping
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Preheat oven to 450°F.
Heat a splash of olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add 2 sourdough slices at a time and toast until golden (see note), then flip and toast other side. Toast remaining 2 pieces then place each on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
olive oil
pieces sourdough bread
pieces sourdough bread
Pepperoni Pizza Toasts
Spread 2-3 tablespoons pizza sauce each on 2 of the toasted slices.
4,6 pizza sauce
Sprinkle on 1/3-1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese each on top of the pizza sauce. Top each with 5-6 slices pepperoni.
0.6666666666666666,1 mozzarella cheese
10,12 pepperoni slices
Place in the oven and bake until the cheese is very golden, about 15-20 minutes (see note). Remove from oven, drizzle with olive oil and hot honey, and sprinkle with flaky salt.
hot honey
flaky salt
Margherita Pizza Toasts
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add cherry tomatoes and sauté, stirring often, for about 10-15 minutes or until the tomatoes are very broken down and the sauce has thickened up with the liquid reduced.
tbsp olive oil
cup cherry tomatoes
Stir in garlic, basil, crushed red pepper, and a sprinkle each of salt and pepper. Sauté for an additional 1-2 minutes then remove from heat.
1,2 garlic
cup basil
sprinkle of crushed red pepper
kosher salt
black pepper
Divide the prepared tomato confit sauce between 2 of the toasted slices.
Top each of the slices with 5 torn mozzarella balls.
ciliegene fresh mozzarella balls
Place in the oven and bake until the fresh mozzarella is melted, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze, and sprinkle with basil leaves and flaky salt.
balsamic glaze
flaky salt