"Mock" Pizza
Makes 1
(double the recipe ingredients if making more than one pizza)
If your in the mood for pizza and you want to save on those carbs then you’ve come to the right spot! With that said I know this isn’t a real Margarita pizza that’s why I named it “mock” in the beginning because we aren’t using pizza dough and were adding an extra meaty ingredient that doesn’t come in a regular Margarita pizza. But hey let’s make it tasty and honestly make it your own!
“ Mock Pizza Dough ”
Flatout Bread **Favorite
Joseph’s Lavash Bread (Flax, Oat Bran + Whole Wheat) **Favorite
Joseph’s Flatbread
Regular Wrap
Wholewheat Flatbread
Whole Wheat Wrap
Whole Wheat or Regular Pita Bread [ sliced in the middle to make two rounds ]
Ingredients
1 flatout, wrap or lavash bread of your choice
⅓ cup of tomato sauce (I use a San Marzano tomato sauce base)
2-3 oz of fresh mozzarella cheese (slice into ½ to ¼ inch slices)
3 thin slices of medium sized Genoa salami, Sopressata or Capocollo
½ teaspoon of dried oregano
¼ teaspoon of red pepper flakes (optional)
Freshly ground pepper
Salt
Swaps
If you don’t have fresh mozzarella you can use shredded mozzarella cheese, ¼ cup for light cheese and ½ cup if you want it extra cheesy.
For the meat section you can use pepperoni or any other type of protein you have already cooked. For example cubed or shredded cooked chicken or steak.
Vegan Swaps
Use the method I use to make this crisp style pizza and just swap it with ¼ to ½ cup of shredded mozzarella vegan cheese, my favorite is by a brand called “Follow Your Heart” and with that if you have nutritional yeast sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons on top this will give it a little more oomph! Follow the rest of the steps of adding the oregano, flakes, pepper and a bit of salt and pepper at the end.
Optional Toppings
Fresh torn or julienne basil at the end to sprinkle on top!
Fresh arugula on top with drizzle’s of balsamic reduction on the top, this is just delish!
Instructions
-Preheat your oven or convection oven to a low broil.
-If your using a mini convection oven just take out the mini tray and place aluminum foil on top of it, measure it by the size of your wrap/mock pizza dough. If your using a regular oven take a small cookie sheet and place foil on top of it and place your “mock” pizza dough on top.
- Place the tray or cookie sheet into the oven and let it broil on low.
- 3:50 minutes for a very light crunch
Times - 2:00 minutes on one side, flip over on the other side and broil for another 1:50 minutes.
- 7:15 minutes for that extra crunch
Depending on the “mock” dough your using you might get a slight bit of flakiness and smokeyness almost like a wood brick oven pizza that makes that sort of burnish crusty rustic style look! (Love It)
Times - 4:15 minutes on one side, flip over on the other side and broil for another 3:00 minutes.
-Once the crust has crisped take it out of the oven and let it cool for 3 minutes.
(Leave the broiler on low while you prepare your pizza.)
- Spread your tomato sauce on top and place your cheese and your cured meat of choice on top, sprinkle the tops with dried oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
-Place it back in your oven and let everything melt at a low broil:, for the timing it all depends on your preference and also what type of cheese you use. For example, I used fresh mozzarella and broiled it in a convection oven, this took me 3:00-3:40 minutes.
Times - 3:00 - 6:00 minutes, keep checking the pizza every 2-3 minutes to get your chosen cheesy consistency that you prefer!
-Once nice and bubbly take it out of the oven and slice it, serve as is or place any other additional toppings, see above optional toppings.
Enjoy!
Check Out How To Make This Easy Tasty “Mock” Pizza In The Video 🎥