Hawaiian Pepperoni Pizza

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 2 tsp chopped peeled ginger
• 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
• Coarse salt
• 1/2 cup tomato puree
• 450 g ready-made pizza dough, room temperature (For the pizza dough recipe, see here.)
• Wheat and corn flour, for dusting
• 1 cup of grated cheese mixture (mozzarella, provolone, Cheddar and/or parmesan)
• 1/2 cup sliced ​​pepperoni sausage
• 1/2 cup diced pineapple
• 1 fresh red chili pepper, thinly sliced
• Fresh mint leaves and hot sauce

Preparation:

1. Place a pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven and preheat to 250°C.
2. In a food processor, puree the garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, and a pinch of salt. Mix 1 teaspoon of ginger-garlic paste with the tomato puree.
3. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface into a 30cm circle. Transfer to another baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal. Slide the pizza onto the hot baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
4. Remove the pizza from the oven. Top with tomato puree, sprinkle with cheese, pepperoni, pineapple cubes, and chili pepper.
5. Return the pizza to the oven and continue baking until the cheese is melted, another 8 to 10 minutes. Remove pizza Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with mint leaves and drizzle with hot sauce.