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My homemade easy kimchi pizza recipe takes your favorite comfort food to a whole new level with a rich and spicy sauce you’ll crave! {Vegetarian}

Easy Kimchi Pizza

5 from 3 votes
My homemade easy kimchi pizza recipe takes your favorite comfort food to a whole new level with a rich and spicy sauce you’ll crave! {Vegetarian}
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Course: Pizza
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Keyword: comfort food
Servings: 2 to 4 (one 12” thin crust pizza)
Author: Maggie Zhu

Ingredients

  • 1 12 ” (30 cm) thin pizza crusts (or pizza dough)

Sauce (*Footnote 1)

  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced kimchi
  • 2 teaspoons gochujang (or 1 teaspoon doubanjiang)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 can (4 oz/113 g) tomato sauce (about 3/4 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Toppings

  • 1/3 cup thin sliced kimchi
  • 1/2 ball fresh mozzarella cheese , sliced (or 1 cup shredded mozzarella)

Instructions

Prepare the sauce

  • Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the kimchi, gochujang, and garlic. Cook and stir occasionally, until the gochujang is lightly toasted, 2 minutes or so.
  • Add the tomato sauce and sugar. Stir and cook until bringing to a simmer. Lower the heat and let the sauce simmer to thicken slightly, 3 minutes or so. Once done, transfer the sauce to a bowl to cool slightly before using.

Assemble and bake

  • Preheat the oven to 550 F (290 C).
  • Place the pizza crust on a large baking sheet. Spread 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce in a thin even layer on the pizza crust (*Footnote 2). Spread the kimchi evenly over it, and cover it with a layer of sliced (or shredded) cheese.
  • Place the baking sheet in the fully heated oven. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the crust turns golden brown and the cheese is fully melted.
  • Slice the pizza and enjoy!

Notes

  1. The pizza sauce is enough to make three 12” (30 cm) pizzas. You can freeze the sauce for later or use it as a pasta sauce.
  2. If you are using a pre-made pizza dough, press the dough with your hands into a 7” (17 cm) circle. Then pick up the dough, toss gently in a circular motion, until it forms a thin, round shape. Alternatively, you can roll out the dough with a rolling pin, just be careful not to lose the outer rim. Dust the baking sheet with semolina flour (or coarse corn flour) before placing the dough to prevent the dough from sticking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 350kcal, Carbohydrates: 47.8g, Protein: 7.8g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 3.7g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 786mg, Potassium: 97mg, Fiber: 0.6g, Sugar: 2.5g, Calcium: 185mg