Summer Pizza Recipe Roundup: TNP's Top 10 Hot-Weather Pizzas

Looking for a summer pizza recipe? How about ten? Read on to discover some of the best pizzas I've developed to celebrate all the fresh fruits and veggies this season has to offer.

1. Tomato and Peach Pizza with Herbed White Sauce

This summer pizza recipe is as beautiful as it is delicious. Plus, once you master the super-easy herbed white sauce, you can use it year-round to make all the white pizzas of your dreams.

Tomato and Peach Pizza with Herbed White Sauce

A summer white sauce pizza with fresh tomatoes and peaches, ricotta cream sauce with basil and mint, and mozzarella.

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2. BLT Pizza with Garlic Scape Aioli

I don't know about you, but for me, BLT sandwiches are one of the most anticipated summer delicacies. Here, I've pizzafied this perfect summer recipe (adding American cheese, just like my mom liked to do).

BLT Pizza

This BLT pizza takes the classic sandwich to the next level with slabs of fresh tomato, thick-cut bacon, garlic scape aioli, and American cheese.

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3. Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Pizza

If one of your favorite warm-weather party foods is cantaloupe and prosciutto salad, then this summer pizza recipe is the one for you.

Prosciutto and Cantaloupe Pizza

Juicy-sweet cantaloupe, salty prosciutto, and peppery arugula make this white pizza a memorable summer meal.

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4. Chipotle Creamed Corn Pizza

This recipe is loosely based on Mexican elote, grilled corn coated with mayonnaise, cotija cheese, chili powder, and cilantro.

Chipotle Creamed Corn Pizza

A fresh corn pizza with cheddar and cotija cheeses, heavy cream, chipotle chiles in adobo, and cilantro. The perfect way to savor the end of corn season.

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5. Fresh Tomato Pizza with Homemade Pesto

Perhaps the most summery of the summer pizza recipes, this one is slathered with homemade pesto and topped with juicy slabs of fresh tomato.

Pesto and Fresh Tomato Pizza

Nothing is more summery than this pizza topped with herbaceous pesto, fresh mozzarella, creamy goat cheese, and slabs of fresh tomato.

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6. Garlic Scape, Hakurei Turnip, and Pepperoni Pizza

This is one of my favorite summer vegetable pizza recipes, mostly because it shows off the beauty of garlic scapes and the unique flavor of hakurei turnips.

Garlic Scape Pizza with Hakurei Turnips and Pepperoni

This garlic scape pizza is a celebration of underappreciated summer produce, featuring nutty-sweet Hakurei turnips and fresh micro greens.

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7. Za'atar Eggplant Pizza with Tahini Sauce

Warm spices. Tender fresh eggplant. Creamy tahini sauce. Yummmm.

Za'atar Eggplant Pizza with Tahini Sauce

Inspired by some of my favorite Middle Eastern flavors, this Za'atar Eggplant Pizza is deliciously spiced with a balance of crispy and creamy texture.

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8. Twice-Grilled Margherita Pizza

Too hot for the oven? Heat up the grill instead!

Twice Grilled Margherita Pizza

This grilled Margherita pizza is made even more summery with a marinara sauce made from grilled heirloom tomatoes.

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9. BBQ Bacon, Corn, and Green Bell Pepper Pizza

Bell peppers and fresh corn are two of the most plentiful summer ingredients . . . so why not combine them on a pizza? You can't go wrong with the additions of barbecue sauce, bacon, scallions, and cheddar cheese.

BBQ Bacon Pizza with Corn and Green Pepper

This BBQ bacon pizza is #summergoals, slathered with Barbecue Pizza Sauce and topped with fresh sweet corn, bell pepper, Cheddar, and scallions.

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10. Red Bell Pepper, Olive, and Manchego Pizza

This was one of my most unexpectedly delicious summer pizza recipe creations. It's so simple, yet has such a nuanced balance of flavors and textures. To amplify the Spanish flavors, enjoy it with a glass of Rioja.

Pepper, Olive, and Manchego Pizza

A Spanish-inspired Manchego pizza topped with super-easy marinara, sliced olives, mini sweet peppers, and slivered almonds.

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