Pizza Recipes for Summer

Summer pizzas: the best pizza recipes for summer

Pizza is little affected by the climate, as we know, but despite the unchanged passion of millions of Italians and non-Italians, during the summer we recommend pizzas rich in fresh and light ingredients, perfect for such a "hot" climate!

For those who accompany it with an iced drink, in fact, perhaps a diavola with spicy chilli pepper and salami for lunch will also be fine... but in general the menus of pizzerias tend to offer light novelties on summer pizza, which are very popular both in the kitchens of master pizza chefs and among those who make it at home, perhaps after a pizza chef course. Let's see some pizza recipes for the summer.

Pizza Recipes for Summer: Seasonal Ingredients 

Pizza recipes for summer

The toppings in a pizzeria can always be the same, if you think of the classic mozzarella, but also "rotate" depending on the season, for those who follow a menu that in turn follows the climatic cycles, perhaps with organic ingredients or local 0 km products for the pizza.

On hot summer evenings, therefore, suitable combinations can easily be found on the table for pizzas with raw ingredients added to pizzas with white bases, to give a fresh flavor to the palate and still season the pizza richly even in summer!
Fresh and colorful pizzas will require grilled vegetables, cherry tomatoes, olives, fish, light cheeses such as stracchino and cured meats not too full of fat, such as bresaola or ham raw.

Among the summer pizza recipes, some seem very tasty for recipes to make at home or to order in a pizzeria - whether they are round or sliced pizzas.

Why choose summer pizzas?

Pizza recipes for summer

Imagine you are at the seaside and suddenly you are struck by a great desire for pizza. However, you might think that pizza is too heavy a food to be consumed on the beach and you will feel forced to have to fall back on a very sad salad. This is where the so-called summer pizzas appear.

Generally when we talk about pizzas, a classic image of a good margherita pizza topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce immediately comes to mind.

As mentioned previously, however, more and more pizza chefs decide to test their skills because in this way they are sure of attracting a portion of customers who are fascinated by culinary novelties. In this context it is possible to insert a great variety of summer pizzas.

These are pizzas with very particular flavours, sometimes summer pizzas are characterized by the presence of ingredients that could hardly be associated with a traditional pizza, while in other cases, when we talk about summer pizzas we are simply referring to leavened products topped with some seasonal products. In these terms it is important to consider some factors such as the fact that not all pizza chefs are well inclined towards making these types of pizzas.

Summer pizzas or traditional pizzas?

Some prove to be extremely attached to the most classic culinary traditions, so much so that they have difficulty opening up to new possibilities. Otherwise, however, if you want to experiment with fresh and sparkling combinations, it could be possible to create some truly noteworthy combinations.

Pizza recipes for summer

Some summer pizzas have become a real must, so much so that they are included in the various menus at any time of the year. Just think of a pizza with rocket and parmesan or a pizza with cherry tomatoes and oregano or with stracciatella and basil. In most cases these are fresh products that bring to mind summer memories.

In some cases we could even speak of a real reversal of typical Italian traditions regarding the world of pizzas. Those who are used to standard tastes might cry outrage but in reality the intent is exclusively to offer something that can stimulate the appetite and why not the imagination.

This speech has a lot to do with originality and culinary progress.Until some time ago it would have been absolutely unthinkable to be able to place salmon fillets on a pizza dough but the result was quite interesting. Seeing is believing.

Let's see some pizza recipes for the summer:

• arugula and parmesan
• onion and courgettes
• with rocket and stracchino
• vegetables grilled
• “tricolore” with cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella and basil
• cherry tomatoes and Taggiasca olives
• Pizza with cherry tomatoes, oregano and raw buffalo mozzarella “stracciata”
• cooked fiordilatte, Apulian stracciatella, raw or cooked ham
• burrata, dried tomatoes and pepper
• sliced figs
• Pizza with sliced figs cooked meats, fiordilatte and raw ham
• mozzarella and Gaeta olives, topped with Greek feta, spinach and oregano
• cold stuffed with squacquerone, rocket and bresaola
• with Genoese pesto, topped with seasoned pecorino
• buffalo ricotta and olives
• courgettes, topped with swordfish carpaccio and pecorino.
• mozzarella, potatoes, topped with carpaccio of cod
• with strips of smoked salmon and yogurt
• salmon and rocket
• with salmon and Greek feta
• Pizza with tuna and onion.

Now we're getting hungry, aren't we?

The suggestion of these summer recipes comes from a tradition such as that of pizza and figs, for example, or from creativity given by cooking with mozzarella and vegetables, which is then seasoned with a "sprinkling" ingredient, almost.

Pizza recipes for summer

Many starred pizzerias also offer dough made with wholemeal or soy flour, to even lighten the dough, or to harmonize the pizza base with flavors different from the traditional ones.

Among the most innovative recipes, those with grated fresh lemon on vegetables and anchovies, to create summer notes on pizzas to be revisited, such as those that include carrots, courgettes, onions, courgette flowers and even sweet raisins.

For lovers of pizzas with chilli pepper, they are enjoyed well with cheeses such as provola and aubergines, which however are truly suitable for all seasons, except that in summer they can be refreshed with celery, olives and cherry tomatoes. Some recipes also include the use of chopped pistachios which, together with basil and oregano, create a mix of intense but not too enveloping flavors like in winter pizzas.

Pizza and figs with ham, a summer must

Pizza recipes for summer

Very renowned in Rome and in the central south, this pizza has nevertheless become a typical summer specialty. If it was once present mainly in September, today already in the middle of summer it can be found on many pizzeria menus, ready to be enjoyed.
The ingredients are simple but create a fresh and unique taste, which can also be enriched with other nuances of flavour, in particular with ham which goes well with the flavor of very ripe figs or with crescenza, a fresh cheese ideal for seasoning this pizza.

Pizza with mozzarella, Apulian stracciatella and ham

You also often see this pizza, ready to be enjoyed with its load of intense taste and flavors that are optimal on a summer evening. It is prepared with fiordilatte coming out of cooking, and then garnished with Apulian buffalo stracciatella and ham, which can be cooked or raw.

The stracciatella is practically the internal part of the burrata, the tastiest part that can season the pizza with a strong flavour. Fresh cream and buffalo mozzarella are used to make it. Even better if the stracciatella comes from milk cream, the fattiest part obtained from fresh milk by spontaneous emergence during the resting phase.
It may not be a "light" pizza but this is certainly a variant that appeals to many in the summer!

Pizza with salmon, yogurt and chives

we start from the base of the pizza to add this second course, salmon with yogurt sauce and chives, which is light and tasty in the variant with smoked salmon.The Greek yogurt sauce is flavored with chives and lemon (as already mentioned, a great summer protagonist), and then combined with salmon, divided into strips.
A light and nutritious summer pizza, which can have the pizza with salmon, ricotta and spinach as an alternative!

The variant with Greek feta continues the tradition of combining a fresh cheese with this fish, which is suitable for a nutritious but light diet, for those who want to enjoy the flavor of the fish without giving up the pizza base and the side dish of cheese filling.

Among the pizzas with pesto, however, in addition to the Genoese one, there are variations with Sicilian pesto or courgette pesto, accompanied by raw ham.

For those who love courgette flowers and cannot give up cold cuts, you can combine the mozzarella with a nice flower and a few slices of salami, alternatively ricotta or strong cheeses, which contrast the sweetness of the courgette flowers.

Summer pizzas, ultimately, whoever has the most prepares them... for every taste, as always once at the table, the pizza chef's creativity and skill will be there to advise us!