Homemade Pizza Aioli made with white spread and vegetables. This pizza is extra flavorful due to the garlic aioli sauce and roasted vegetables. Perfect an easy weeknight meal or Friday night treat!
This cast-iron skillet pizza recipe is a truly fail-proof recipe that tastes better than takeout
Key Ingredients
How to Make Pizza aioli
Step 1. Preheat the oven. Place empty cast-iron skillet in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. While the oven is preheating make the aioli garlic spread. Take the skillet out; drizzle with olive oil and carefully spread using a paper towel.
Step 2. Add pizza dough, stretching in your hands first before placing it to the skillet. Use your fingers to form the edges. Add the garlic aioli spread.
Step 3. Add the following: spinach, mushrooms, peppers.
Step 4. Spread with cheese and top with diced onions.
Step 5. Bake for 15 minutes on the middle rack till golden. After the pizza is baked, let it rest for the cheese to settle. Carefully take it out after and place it on the cutting board; use a sharp pizza wheel for slicing.
Tips For Success
To save time, buy premade garlic aioli sauce and pizza dough. My favorite store-bought artisan pizza dough is from The Essential Baking Company; I find it locally in the freezer section.
Use quality mayo; I used mayo made with avocado oil.
Use a well-seasoned and large-sized cast-iron skillet, at least 12 inches in diameter. I tested making this pizza with lodge cast iron and Le Creuset cast-iron skillet and both worked fantastically!
After you wash spinach and sweet peppers, use a paper towel to dry the moisture. This way, you’ll avoid soggy pizza.
Before starting this recipe, have your vegetables pre-sliced; this will simplify the process.
Avoid using cast iron with enamel coating; the cast iron coating is the secret to having a delicious golden crust.
If pizza dough is sticky, use a tablespoon of flour to shape it.
Use high temperature for baking pizza and keeping an eye on the doneness. Some ovens bake faster than others.
After the pizza is baked, let it rest for the cheese to settle. Carefully take it out after and place it on the cutting board; use a sharp pizza wheel for slicing.
This recipe makes 8-slices of pizza, nutrition value calculated for 1-slice.
Variations
Vegetables. You can add fresh zucchini or yellow squash instead of sweet peppers.
Cheese. I used Irish Cheddar cheese widely available at Costco. You may try Parmesan, Gouda, or Gruyere cheese variety for a different flavor.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Aioli?
Aioli is a flavorful combination of mayo mixed with garlic (raw garlic or powdered garlic).
Should I Preheat Cast Iron Skillet For Pizza?
Yes! Preheating a cast iron skillet is essential for making the best pizza crust.
How do you slice pizza in a cast-iron skillet?
Using a spatula, carefully transfer the pizza to a large wooden cutting board. Use a sharp pizza wheel to cut the pizza into slices.
Homemade Pizza Aioli made with white garlic aioli spread and vegetables. This pizza is extra flavorful due to the garlic in the cheesy sauce and roasted vegetables. Perfect an easy weeknight meal or Friday night treat!
Preheat the oven and skillet. Preheat oven to 500F degrees. Place empty cast-iron skillet in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Make the spread. Make the aioli garlic spread by combining mayo with minced garlic and half a cup of shredded cheese.
Oil the skillet. Carefully take the skillet out; it will be hot and heavy; use both hands and heat mittens. Drizzle with olive oil carefully spread using a paper towel.
Shape the crust. Add pizza dough, stretching in your hands first before placing it to the skillet. Use your fingers to form the edges.
Add the toppings. Add the garlic aioli spread, then add the following: spinach, mushrooms, peppers, leftover cheese, diced onion.
Bake and serve. Bake for 15 minutes on the middle rack till golden. After the pizza is baked, let it rest for the cheese to settle. Carefully take it out after and place it on the cutting board; use a sharp pizza wheel for slicing.
Notes
To save time, buy premade garlic aioli sauce and pizza dough. My favorite store-bought artisan pizza dough is from The Essential Baking Company; I find it locally in the freezer section.Use quality mayo; I used mayo made with avocado oil.Use a well-seasoned and large-sized cast-iron skillet, at least 12 inches in diameter. I tested making this pizza with lodge cast iron and Le Creuset cast-iron skillet and both worked fantastically!After you wash spinach and sweet peppers, use a paper towel to dry the moisture. This way, you’ll avoid soggy pizza.Before starting this recipe, have your vegetables pre-sliced; this will simplify the process.Avoid using cast iron with enamel coating; the cast iron coating is the secret to having a delicious golden crust.If pizza dough is sticky, use a tablespoon of flour to shape it.Use high temperature for baking pizza and keeping an eye on the doneness. Some ovens bake faster than others.After the pizza is baked, let it rest for the cheese to settle. Carefully take it out after and place it on the cutting board; use a sharp pizza wheel for slicing.This recipe makes 8-slices of pizza, nutrition value calculated for 1-slice.
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This looks tempting and yummy! Thanks for sharing a fantastic recipe using garlic aioli!