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Spicy Salami Pizza Recipe

Name: The Biltmore Taverns Spicy Salami Pizza Recipe
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 piece pizza dough (store-bought or homemade, about 12-inch); 2 tbs all-purpose flour (for dusting); 1 tbs olive oil (for brushing crust); 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes; 1 tsp tomato paste; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 pinch salt; 1 pinch black pepper (freshly ground); 100 g hot spicy salami (sliced thin; e.g., spicy soppressata or Calabrese); 8 oz whole milk mozzarella (sliced or torn); 1 tbs hot chili oil (infused oil for drizzling); 6 leaf fresh basil leaves (for finish); 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional, extra heat); 3 tbs honey; 1 tsp crushed red chili flakes; 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice, to balance)

Inspired by The Biltmore Tavern

Time45m

Serves2

Sweet tomato sauce, hot oil, spicy salami, whole milk mozzarella, hot honey drizzle

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Ingredients

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Dough & Assembly

1 piece pizza dough (store-bought or homemade, about 12-inch)

2 tbs all-purpose flour (for dusting)

1 tbs olive oil (for brushing crust)

Sweet Tomato Sauce

1 cup canned crushed tomatoes

1 tsp tomato paste

1 tsp granulated sugar

1 clove Garlic (minced)

1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

3 pinch Celtic sea salt

1 pinch black pepper (freshly ground)

Toppings

3 1/2 oz (100 g) hot spicy salami (sliced thin; e.g., spicy soppressata or Calabrese)

8 oz whole milk mozzarella (sliced or torn)

1 tbs hot chili oil (infused oil for drizzling)

6 leaf fresh basil leaves (for finish)

1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional, extra heat)

Hot Honey Drizzle

3 tbs Honey

1 tsp crushed red chili flakes

1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice, to balance)

Method

Dough & Assembly

Preheat and Prepare

Preheat your oven to 500°F (260°C) with a pizza stone or inverted baking sheet on the middle rack for at least 30 minutes. Lightly dust a pizza peel or sheet with the all-purpose flour. Stretch or roll the pizza dough into a roughly 12-inch circle on the floured surface, leaving a slightly thicker edge for the crust. Transfer the stretched dough to the peel or prepared sheet.

Brush the outer 1/2-inch of the dough lightly with 1 tablespoon olive oil to promote browning.

Sweet Tomato Sauce

Make Quick Sweet Tomato Sauce

In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, warm 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil. Add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 20–30 seconds (do not brown). Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and sugar. Stir to combine and simmer gently for 6–8 minutes until slightly thickened. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Remove from heat and let cool 2–3 minutes.

Spread Sauce

Using the back of a spoon, spread about 3/4 cup of the warm sweet tomato sauce in an even layer over the stretched dough, leaving the oiled rim exposed.

Toppings

Arrange Cheese and Salami

Distribute the 8 oz torn or sliced whole milk mozzarella evenly over the sauced dough so the cheese covers most of the surface but still allows some sauce to peek through. Fold or slightly overlap spicy salami slices and place them evenly on top of the cheese. If you prefer extra heat, lightly scatter up to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes over the top.

Drizzle Hot Oil

Lightly drizzle 1 tablespoon hot chili oil in a few thin streams across the pizza to infuse extra heat and flavor; avoid soaking the crust edge.

Bake

Slide the pizza onto the preheated stone or inverted baking sheet and bake at 500°F (260°C) for 7–10 minutes, rotating halfway through, until the crust is blistered and golden and the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.

Rest

Remove pizza from oven and let rest on a rack or cutting board for 2–3 minutes so the cheese sets slightly before finishing.

Hot Honey Drizzle & Finish

Prepare Hot Honey

While the pizza bakes (or immediately after removing it), warm 3 tablespoons honey in a small microwave-safe bowl or small saucepan until thin and pourable (about 10–15 seconds in microwave or 30 seconds on low heat). Stir in 1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes and 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice) to loosen and balance sweetness. Taste and adjust: add more chili flakes for heat or more vinegar for brightness. Let the hot honey sit 30 seconds so the chili infuses.

Finish Pizza

Drizzle the hot honey evenly over the baked pizza in a thin stream to your taste (start with half, add more if desired). Scatter fresh basil leaves over the pizza. If you like, finish with an extra light drizzle of chili oil or a pinch more crushed red pepper flakes. Slice and serve immediately.