Happy Friday!
Also, happy birthday to my cousin! She’s turning 17 (young and sweet), which I kind of cannot believe, because that’s so old.
In other fun news, I made a Facebook page! You guys should all check it out and gimme a like. I may be a teenager, but my social media presence is definitely still small, which is something I’ve started to work on.
So in honor of Friday, my cousin’s birthday, and my new FB page, I bring you PIZZA.
Because seriously, pizza is a food for all occasions.**
**(yes, I am very aware that I shared a pizza recipe 11 days ago, deal with it)
When I was at Trader Joe’s and saw they ciabatta flatbreads in their bread aisle, my mind immediately went to pizza. I’ve made flatbread pizzas on TJ’s mediterranean flatbreads before, and they turned out so well, so I knew that this ciabatta round would be a winner too.
I was trying to get all creative with my toppings, but then I remembered a jar of yellow tomato sauce I had picked up from Williams Sonoma. It was so pretty, I knew I had to whip it out for this pizza.
(Sidenote: That was the one and only time I’ve been to Williams Sonoma. I think I prefer Sur la Table, but I genuinely can’t form an opinion because all cooking/baking/kitchen-related stores are dangerous territory for me. I will buy everything. Like, when I go to the mall I have to avoid the Macy’s home… okay back to the recipe!)
Since I had my fancy sauce as the base, I wanted to keep it simple with the toppings. I love me some caprese, so I went with pearl tomatoes (which are just gorgeous on the vine!), fresh basil, and vegan mozzarella. This would also be killer with fresh buffalo mozz!
I threw on a jalapeno for some heat, and because there were some interesting spices in the yellow tomato sauce that I wanted to complement. If jalapenos are too spicy or just not up your alley, I’d recommend sweet bell peppers! An orange bell pepper would be so pretty on this pizza.
Hope that wherever you are, your Friday is as satisfying as it should be. If anyone finds a way to make my little cousin stop growing up, let me know, because I need to get on that (what am I going to do when she goes to college? I feel like a mom.) Have a great weekend!
- 1 ciabatta flatbread
- 1 cup chunky yellow tomato sauce (can sub any tomato sauce!)
- ½ cup packed baby spinach
- ¼ cup vegan mozzarella style shreds
- 2-3 pearl tomatoes, sliced
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 6-8 torn basil leaves for topping
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Top flatbread with tomato sauce, spinach, cheese, tomatoes, and jalapeno, in that order.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes in preheated oven on a baking sheet or directly on the rack.
- Remove from oven and top with fresh basil before serving.
Wow, I love the way this sounds. I’ve never had a vegan pizza before!
That fancy sauce looks amazing.
Thanks, Vivian!
Pizza on Fridays is pretty much the best ever! This caprese ciabatta kind sounds so good, Medha! I love anything and everything with caprese flavors, so this is perfect!
Thanks, Gayle 🙂
Happy birthday to your cousin! That yellow tomato sauce looks amazing!
Thanks 🙂
As someone who could eat pizza every day I really appreciate this post. Unique pizzas are the best. That sauce sounds amazing. And the vegan cheese and spicy jalapeños–tasty!!
Thanks, Amando!
Happy Friday, indeed! I love your fancy pants sauce on this delicious pizza! Happy birthday to your cousin! 🙂
Thanks, Rachelle!
Pizza is definitely a food for all occasions! Especially for a special friday! This looks awesome – you had me at caprese!!
Thanks 🙂
Oh now i am drooling over ur pizza picture. Will try soon and let u know.
Yes let me know! Thanks 🙂
Holy yum, that sauce looks DELICIOUS and caprese anything has me all excited 😀 I want to grab a slice of this off the screen!
Thanks, Rachel!
My kids favorite recipe. But this is new 😊Falavor. Love it😊😊
Thanks 🙂
I love the flavors in this pizza. Looks really yumm . My kid is going to love it since she doesnt like anything red on her food. I like william sonoma better than sur la tabla for the quality of products. Agreed you may not always find the variety that sur la tabla has, but they woo me over with just the quality.
Good to know! 🙂
Congrats on getting a FB page! Now you’re all grown up. 🙂
This pizza looks incredible, too. I love gourmet sauce options!
Haha thanks, Mir!
Did you make this one in your college dorm kitchen, Medha? Because it looks insanely good! It would look good in any kitchen, but if you managed to pull this one together while in a college dorm kitchen, then you deserve some sort of award! Happy birthday to your cousin. I hope y’all had an awesome weekend! 🙂 (P.S. I just liked your Facebook page!)
Thanks for the like! And no, none of my recipes are made at school, I do everything when I’m home on break- my dorm kitchen is tiny and there’s no place to take picture, so it really would be a miracle if I churned something out on campus 🙂
We love pizza at home ! Looks delicious! Need to definitely try this sauce! Pinned!
Thanks for pinning! 🙂
Happy birthday to your cousin, and I’m all about pizza and anything caprese! That yellow tomato sauce is SO pretty, too. This is one festive pizza!
Thank you!
You are far from old, believe me! : ) And happy birthday to your cousin! Pizza is an excellent way to celebrate. Yay!!
Haha thanks! 🙂
I am drooling over this pizza! I should not have read your post before dinner, lol! I need to find that ciabatta flat bread immediately!!
Thanks, Sarah!
OMG yellow tomato sauce sounds magical and delicious. Trader Joe’s seriously has some of the best things in life ever…
Right?!
That tomato sauce sounds like the best tomato sauce ever! I need to get my hands on some! I also love all the big leaves of fresh basil on this pizza! I’m so ready for tomato and basil season :0
Thanks, Izzy! And same 🙂