Balsamic Chicken Pizza

17 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lbs strong flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 ounce instant yeast
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water, approximately
  • For the basic tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 7 ounces cherry tomatoes
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • For the chicken topping
  • 1 chicken breast fillet, chopped into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 1 fresh mozzarella ball, torn into pieces
  • chopped cilantro leaf, to garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    First make the pizza dough. In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt and yeast. Gradually add in the warm water, mixing as you add it in, until the mixture comes together into a dough.
  2. 2
    Knead the dough on a lightly floured work surface until smooth and elastic. Set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes, until doubled in size.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, cook the tomato sauce. Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add in the onion and garlic and fry very gently for 5 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add in the cherry tomatoes and cook gently for 15 minutes, stirring now and then. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Crush the cooked cherry tomatoes with a masher.
  5. 5
    Meanwhile, prepare the chicken topping. Place the chicken in a bowl, sprinkle over 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and set aside for 10 minutes.
  6. 6
    Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add in the chicken and fry, stirring, for 5 minutes, until cooked through. Add in the remaining balsamic vinegar, scraping the frying pan with a wooden spatula to deglaze it.
  7. 7
    Break the risen dough down and divide into 3 even-sized portions.
  8. 8
    Preheat the oven to 450°F
  9. 9
    To make a pizza, roll out one of the pizza dough portions into a large disc and place it on a baking sheet.
  10. 10
    Top the pizza with the fried balsamic chicken, then sprinkle over the red onion. Dot with the mozzarella and drizzle over with olive oil.
  11. 11
    Bake for 8 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve at once.

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