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Olive “Spider” Pizza with Vodka Sauce

Olive Spider Pizza with Vodka Sauce

As we near the end of October, many people make the most of the warmer weather and the spooky season by having more BBQs with friends and family.

What better way to celebrate than incorporating Halloween-themed recipes into your BBQ?

Ooni has come up with three delicious and easy (easy enough that you can get your kids to help!) recipes that add a twist to those BBQ recipes. I have attached these in the word document.

This Olive Spider Pizza is simple, which is one of the reasons we adore it. Without compromising the flavour, it provides a festive and slightly spooky touch to your Halloween party spread!

The spider-shaped olives on this pizza are a wonderful way to get youngsters involved in holiday cooking. They’re simple to create and pleasantly frightening (without being too scary). The festive backdrop for this salted black spider family, along with a hefty quantity of mozzarella, is an orange vodka sauce.

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Prep Time30 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time1 hr

For the dough:
 Four 250g dough balls
For the vodka sauce:
 30 grams extra-virgin olive oil
 2-3 cloves (40 grams) garlic, sliced
 2 small shallot (80 grams), sliced thin
 5 grams oregano
 8 grams red chilli flakes
 15 grams sea salt
 5 grams black pepper, ground
 15 grams vodka
 800 grams crushed tomatoes
 60 grams heavy cream
 40 grams Parmesan
For the toppings:
 320 grams shredded mozzarella
 About 24-30 olives (100 grams) black olives

Note:
1

This recipe would suit a variety of pizza styles, but we think our classic pizza dough would be a great fit. Make sure to prepare your dough ahead of time to ensure it rises at room temperature before firing up your oven.

Method:
2

For the vodka sauce, heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan, add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about one minute. Add the shallots; stir, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.

3

Add the herbs and spices, and cook until the garlic and onions begin to caramelise about 5 more minutes. Pour in the vodka and cook until the alcohol has evaporated, about one more minute. Mix in the tomatoes, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook until the sauce has broken down to a smooth and uniform texture, about 20 to 30 minutes.

4

Remove from heat, add the cream and Parmesan, then purée with an immersion blender or countertop blender until smooth. Season with salt to taste.

5

Fire up your oven, aiming for 450 to 500°C (850 to 950°F) on the stone baking board inside. (Use an infrared thermometer to quickly and accurately check the temperature of the stone.)

6

Place a dough ball on your lightly floured work surface. Push the air from the centre out to the edge using your fingers. Stretch the dough out to a 12-inch-round base, then lay the stretched dough over your lightly floured pizza peel or countertop.

7

Spread 80 grams of vodka sauce in the centre of the pizza.

8

Sprinkle a quarter of your mozzarella evenly over the sauce.

9

To create the olive spiders, slice each olive in half lengthwise. Use one half for the spider “body” and cut the other half into 6 strips roughly the same width to create the “legs”.

10

When topping the pizza, place 3 slices on either side of the olive “spider body”. Repeat until you have covered the pizza with spiders. (Roughly 6 spiders will fit on a 12” pizza.)

11

Cook for 60 to 90 seconds, rotating every 20 seconds to ensure an even bake.

12

Remove from the oven when finished and slice, trying to keep your olive spiders intact. Repeat for the remaining three pizzas, and enjoy!

Ingredients

For the dough:
 Four 250g dough balls
For the vodka sauce:
 30 grams extra-virgin olive oil
 2-3 cloves (40 grams) garlic, sliced
 2 small shallot (80 grams), sliced thin
 5 grams oregano
 8 grams red chilli flakes
 15 grams sea salt
 5 grams black pepper, ground
 15 grams vodka
 800 grams crushed tomatoes
 60 grams heavy cream
 40 grams Parmesan
For the toppings:
 320 grams shredded mozzarella
 About 24-30 olives (100 grams) black olives

Directions

Note:
1

This recipe would suit a variety of pizza styles, but we think our classic pizza dough would be a great fit. Make sure to prepare your dough ahead of time to ensure it rises at room temperature before firing up your oven.

Method:
2

For the vodka sauce, heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan, add the garlic and sauté until fragrant, about one minute. Add the shallots; stir, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.

3

Add the herbs and spices, and cook until the garlic and onions begin to caramelise about 5 more minutes. Pour in the vodka and cook until the alcohol has evaporated, about one more minute. Mix in the tomatoes, bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook until the sauce has broken down to a smooth and uniform texture, about 20 to 30 minutes.

4

Remove from heat, add the cream and Parmesan, then purée with an immersion blender or countertop blender until smooth. Season with salt to taste.

5

Fire up your oven, aiming for 450 to 500°C (850 to 950°F) on the stone baking board inside. (Use an infrared thermometer to quickly and accurately check the temperature of the stone.)

6

Place a dough ball on your lightly floured work surface. Push the air from the centre out to the edge using your fingers. Stretch the dough out to a 12-inch-round base, then lay the stretched dough over your lightly floured pizza peel or countertop.

7

Spread 80 grams of vodka sauce in the centre of the pizza.

8

Sprinkle a quarter of your mozzarella evenly over the sauce.

9

To create the olive spiders, slice each olive in half lengthwise. Use one half for the spider “body” and cut the other half into 6 strips roughly the same width to create the “legs”.

10

When topping the pizza, place 3 slices on either side of the olive “spider body”. Repeat until you have covered the pizza with spiders. (Roughly 6 spiders will fit on a 12” pizza.)

11

Cook for 60 to 90 seconds, rotating every 20 seconds to ensure an even bake.

12

Remove from the oven when finished and slice, trying to keep your olive spiders intact. Repeat for the remaining three pizzas, and enjoy!

Notes

Olive “Spider” Pizza with Vodka Sauce
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Looking for more Halloween recipes? Check this out: The Best Halloween Dessert Recipes

Olive Spider Pizza with Vodka Sauce

Written by:
Best Desserts Team
Published on:
October 31, 2022

Categories: PizzaTags: Best Halloween Snacks, Best Halloween Treats, Halloween Dessert

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