Meta description: Try this easy pretzel pizza for World Cup match nights: soft pretzel dough topped with tomato, vegan cheese and colourful veggies arranged in your team’s colours. Ready in 30–40 minutes.
Recipe Pretzel Pizza (serves 1–2)
This savoury, fun twist on pizza uses soft frozen pretzel rolls as the base and is perfect for halftime or late‑night match watching. Top the pizza in your team’s colours the example here recreates the German flag with cherry tomatoes, yellow pepper and black olives.
Ingredients
- 5–6 frozen raw soft pretzel rolls or unbaked pretzels (not pre-baked)
- 1 tin (about 400g) chopped tomatoes
- Vegan cheese (amount to taste)
- Black olives, sliced
- Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- Fresh basil leaves
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper
- Balsamic vinegar to finish
Method
- Thaw the pretzel dough 30–40 minutes before you start. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- On a lightly floured tray, place five pieces of dough side by side and press the seams to join them. Use the sixth piece to form a rim; moisten the edge and sprinkle a little salt.
- Roll the joined dough to about 3 mm thickness (it will rise during baking).
- Spread the tinned tomatoes evenly over the dough. Season with salt, pepper, basil and dried oregano.
- Scatter vegan cheese over the sauce, then add sliced red onion and other base toppings.
- Arrange cherry tomatoes, yellow pepper and black olives to create your chosen team colours.
- Bake 15–20 minutes, until the rim is golden and crust is firm. If still soft, bake a few minutes longer.
- Finish with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and freshly ground pepper. Serve hot.
Tips
- Swap toppings to match any national colours or to suit dietary preferences.
- For a non‑vegan version, use regular mozzarella.
- Make multiple small pretzel pizzas on a single tray to feed a crowd.
