Tuna and Red Onion Pizza

If you enjoy tuna, you should try this Tuna and Red Onion Pizza. This homemade pizza features a thin, crispy crust topped with a delicious blend of cheese, tuna, red onion, black olives, and fresh basil leaves. The combination of these ingredients creates a wonderful flavor profile that adds a unique twist to classic pizza recipes.

Making this pizza at home is easy and rewarding. The savory tuna pairs perfectly with the slightly sweet and sharp red onion, while the black olives add a touch of briny richness. Fresh basil leaves provide a fragrant, herby note that ties all the flavors together beautifully.

This Tuna and Red Onion Pizza is perfect for any occasion, whether it’s a casual weeknight dinner or a special gathering with friends and family. It’s a delightful change from traditional pizza toppings and is sure to impress anyone who tries it. Give this recipe a try and enjoy the delicious combination of flavors that make this pizza truly special.

How to make Tuna and Red Onion Pizza

Start by preparing the dough. For this begin with mixing flour with salt and sugar in a large bowl. Dissolve the fresh yeast in warm water and add it to the flour mixture. Add oil and mix everything. Using your hands or a mixer, knead the dough until it’s smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise at room temperature for about 1 hour, until it has doubled in size.

Meanwhile, prepare the tomato sauce. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook for a few seconds, then stir in paprika and pureed tomatoes. Add sugar, basil, oregano, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer, lower the heat, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes until the sauce reaches the right consistency for spreading on your pizza. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly before using.

How to bake the pizza

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Punch the dough down, knead it, and split it into two pieces. Shape each piece into a ball, then roll them out into circles about 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. Place each circle in a greased pizza pan and punch some holes in the dough with a fork.

Spread the tomato sauce over the dough and sprinkle with oregano and basil. Distribute half of the tuna chunks, red onion slices, and olives over the dough, and place half of the mozzarella slices on top.

Bake in the preheated oven, using the setting for heat from the bottom, for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the edges of the crust are golden brown.

Before serving, garnish with fresh red onion slices and basil leaves.

Hope you will try it out and enjoy your homemade pizza with tuna! If you do, make sure to share the photos with me on Instagram. Would love to see how it turns out for you.

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Tuna and Red Onion Pizza

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If you like tuna you should try this tuna and red onion pizza. Thin crust, tuna, red onion, black olives and fresh basil makes it one delightful meal.

Servings 12 servings

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

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Crust- makes 2 thin pizza bases

• 3 cups bread flour
• 25 g fresh yeast (2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast)
• 1 cup (240ml) warm water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp salt
• 8 tbsp oil

Pizza Topping - for 2 pizza

• 1 (190g) can tuna chunks
• 1 small red onion , finely sliced
• 20 black olives , seeded
• 7 oz (200 g) mozzarella , round slices
• dry oregano
• dry basil

Garnish

• fresh basil leaves

Tomato Sauce (Homemade Ketchup)

• 3,4 fresh tomatoes , peeled (or 400 g can Italian plum tomatoes- pomodori pelati))
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , peeled and crushed
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

Prepare the dough.

• In a large bowl, mix flour with salt and sugar. Dissolve the fresh yeast in warm water and add to the flour mixture. Add oil and mix everything together.
• Using your hands or a mixer, knead until smooth and pulls away from the side of the bowl. Cover it and let it sit for about 1 hour at room temperature, to let the dough rise until doubled in size.

Prepare the tomato sauce.

• In a medium sauce pan heat oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic, cook few seconds then stir in paprika and pureed tomatoes. Add sugar, basil, oregano, bay leaf salt and pepper.
• Bring to a simmer, lower hea,t and cover. Cook for about 10 minutes or until it has the right consistency for spreading on your pizza. When done, remove from heat and let cool slightly before using on your pizza. 

How to shape and bake the pizza.

• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Punch the dough down, knead and  split in 2 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball, then roll out into a circle about 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. Place it in greased pizza pan and punch some holes in the dough with a fork.
• Spread tomato sauce over the dough and sprinkle with oregano and basil. Spread half of the tuna chunks, red onion slices and olives over dough and place half of mozzarella slices on top. 
• Place in the preheated oven, switch for heat coming from down and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheese has melted and edges of crust are golden brown. 
• You can garnish with fresh red onion slices and basil leaves before serving. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 pizzaCalories: 1425kcalCarbohydrates: 157.1gProtein: 54.3gFat: 64.1gSaturated Fat: 10.6gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 1871mgPotassium: 503mgFiber: 8.8gSugar: 6.2gCalcium: 76mgIron: 12mg

Calories: 1425kcal

Course: Appetizer, Bread, Snack

Cuisine: Italian

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