Pickle Pizza

Name: Spicy Pickle Pizza Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cups warm water; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast (or active dry); 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 grams); 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 cup milk; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes; ½ teaspoon dried dill; ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon black pepper; 3 spicy pickles (sliced); 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella; ¼ cup crumbled feta

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This pickle pizza features a creamy, garlicky sauce, a little bit of spice, and tangy dill flavor. Instead of tomato sauce, you’ll make a quick white sauce, then pile on mozzarella and feta cheese, and finish with spicy pickles. Top with hot honey for more heat!

Pizza on a pizza peel topped with pickles and a red sauce.

Spicy pickle pizza is made with my homemade pizza dough, an easy garlic and dill white sauce, mozzarella, feta, and sliced spicy pickles. It’s creamy, tangy, and slightly spicy and made without tomato-based pizza sauce.

If you like dill pickle dip and dill pickle hummus, you’ll probably like this pizza!

Ingredients

See the recipe card for exact amounts.

Pizza Dough: I use my trusted pizza dough recipe every time I make pizza, and it’s a very simple, typical mix of all-purpose flour, instant yeast, sugar, salt, olive oil, and water!
The Sauce: Instead of tomato sauce, you’ll make a simple pan sauce with garlic, dill, butter, flour, and milk. Red pepper flakes add a bit of heat, but you can skip it if you don’t tolerate heat well.
Cheese: I like a mix of mozzarella for melt and feta for tang.
Toppings: I like spicy pickles, but you can use regular dill pickles if you don’t tolerate heat well. I also like a drizzle of hot honey because I love spice. I make the hot honey from my hot honey chicken recipe.

Substitutions

Mild version: Use regular dill pickles instead of spicy pickles. I like it spicy!
Extra heat: Add sliced jalapeños or more red pepper flakes
Cheese swap: Try Monterey Jack or white cheddar
Shortcut: Use store-bought pizza dough

Tips for the Best Pickle Pizza

Pat the pickles dry: This helps prevent the pizza from getting soggy.
Don’t overload the sauce: A thin layer works best so the crust stays crisp. Brush the outside with olive oil for extra browning!

Instructions

Prep Tips

Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
Slice the pickles, shred the mozzarella, crumble the feta. Make hot honey sauce if using (optional).

Make the dough

Add flour, yeast, salt, and sugar to a large bowl. Add warm water and olive oil, and mix until a dough forms. Knead until smooth, about 5-8 minutes. Cover and let rise until doubled.

Make the white sauce

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk for about 1 minute to cook out the raw flour taste.

Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Slowly whisk in the milk. Simmer until thickened, then stir in red pepper flakes, dill, salt, and pepper. Set aside.

Assemble

Stretch or roll the dough into your preferred shape and place it on a baking sheet or a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel, if baking on a pizza stone as I do.