Here’s a pizza topping idea that always gets rave reviews, with its smattering of colorful vegetables and hearty flavor: this Greek Pizza with Feta! There’s nothing better than the combination of tangy artichoke hearts, refreshing bursts of tomato, garlicky spinach, and salty olives and feta. We love a great veggie pizza, and this one is what we turn to most often. It’s destined to be the smash hit of your pizza night!
Ingredients in Greek pizza with feta
Greek pizza is not authentically Greek, but the classic Italian pizza pie dressed up with Mediterranean-style toppings. Many restaurants and pizzerias serve a version of this pizza and use different toppings. This one we’ve customized to the ingredients we love seeing on a Greek pizza, but feel free to customize it to your tastes if there are others you prefer. Here are the elements you’ll need:
Pizza dough: our favorites are Best Pizza Dough, Thin Crust Pizza Dough and Pizza Oven Dough, but there are a few more options below Pizza sauce: This Homemade Pizza Sauce is a must! The flavor is the best you’ll ever have (we promise) Shredded mozzarella cheese: holds everything together like glue Feta cheese: feta cheese is required! It adds just the right salty seasoning to the top of the pie Baby spinach Kalamata olives (optional) Artichoke hearts Red onion Cherry tomatoes Dried oregano Fresh basil, for garnish
Again, you can customize to your own tastes if you prefer Greek pizza with other ingredients. Other options include sundried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, cured meats, or chicken.
For the pizza dough
The trick to the best Greek pizza? Homemade pizza dough. There are several pizza dough options we’ve developed over the years: the first is our workhorse and the best for making an incredible artisan-style pizza. It works best with a pizza stone. Or if you prefer, try one of our other methods for the dough: like a thick-crust pan pizza or a large sheet pan pizza that’s 3 pizzas in one! Here are the pizza dough options:
Best Pizza Dough: The standard! This pizza dough makes a medium artisan style pizza; it works best on a pizza stone. A pizza peel is helpful for transferring the dough onto the stone (see below). Thin Crust Pizza Dough: This variation is slightly easier, since you can roll it out instead of stretching it. Pizza Oven Dough: Got a pizza oven? This is the dough recipe for you. Perfect Pan Pizza: Make your pizza in a cast-iron skillet! Takes a little longer but there are no special tools required. Makes one medium pizza. Best-Ever Sheet Pan Pizza: This one makes recipe the size of 3 pizzas in a large sheet pan: perfect for serving a crowd!
Homemade pizza sauce is a must
The key to this Greek pizza? The homemade pizza sauce! While you can use a purchased sauce if you must, we highly recommend making the homemade version. The flavor is unreal! Here’s what to know:
Fire roasted tomatoes and garlic make magic. One spoonful and you’ll be singing its praises! Fire roasted canned tomatoes have a sweet, smoky flavor right out of the can. They are essential to the flavor, so they’re worth seeking out! Check in your local grocery near the canned tomatoes: they’re becoming much more widespread and are sold by several different brands. It takes 5 minutes in a blender! There’s no need to simmer: just throw everything in a blender and whiz it up. This is one of our most-made recipes on the website!
Pizza making tools
If you choose the standard pizza dough recipe, the following tools are helpful for baking the crust. Again, if you chose the pan pizza or sheet pan pizza recipes above, no extra tools are needed!
Pizza stone: High temperatures make the crust crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. Here’s the pizza stone we recommend, and a bit more on how to care for it. Pizza peel: A peel is a paddle used to slide a pie onto the hot stone in the oven. We recommend this standard pizza peel or this conveyor pizza peel.
Sides for Greek pizza with feta
What to serve with Greek pizza? Make a big salad and heap it on your plate with a big cheesy slice. In fact, we love trying to have a few different salad and veggie options to complement the rich pie. Here are a few great side dishes for pizza:
Grab a Chopped Salad or Greek Salad Try this Romaine Lettuce Salad with Green Goddess Opt for a Kale Caesar Salad Go for elegant Fennel Salad with Parmesan or Endive Salad with Parmesan & Orange
More homemade pizza recipes
Want a few more pizza topping ideas for your pizza night? Here are a few great homemade pizza recipes:
Try the classic Perfect Homemade Margherita Pizza Go for Supreme Pizza, Cheese Pizza or Taco Pizza Go for Olive Pizza, Quattro Formaggi Pizza, or Gluten Free Pizza Try White Pizza (Pizza Bianca) or Breakfast Pizza Bake up a Seafood Pizza or Broccoli 3 Cheese Pizza
This feta pizza recipe is…
Vegetarian. For gluten-free, go to our Gluten-Free Pizza Dough. No reviews
