Arugula Pizza Salad with Homemade Pizza Crust

I love pizza, who doesn't? I just have a hard time finding pizza places that have delicious pizza, especially crust.. because obviously that's the best part! I came across this recipe and what makes this pizza so good is the homemade crust. The secret to the crust is bread flour! This crust is so good and every pizza I have made on this crust has been amazing. My favorite pizza recipe is the one I will be adding below, along with crust recipe. Hope you enjoy it! 

Ingredients

• 1 lb. store bought pizza dough or homemade

Homemade Pizza Dough

• 1 C warm water
• 3 tsp yeast
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 C bread flour or all purpose flour
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

Pizza Toppings

• ½ C fresh grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 lb. fresh mozzarella, sliced
• 1 Tbsp cornmeal
• 4 Tbsp olive oil
• fresh ground pepper
• 1½ C sliced cherry tomatoes
• 4 C arugula
• Balsamic Vinaigrette

Dressing

• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 3 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
• Scant ½ cup olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Homemade Pizza Dough

1. Combine yeast and sugar with warm water and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until bubbly
2. Combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients into mixer and knead for 5 minutes until dough is smooth, will be a little sticky
3. Allow to rise for at least one hour
4. Divide dough into four parts.
5. Roll out each part into a 6 x 12" rectangle
6. Brush with olive oil
7. Cover with slices of mozzarella cheese.
8. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and black pepper
9. Top with sliced cherry tomatoes
10. Bake for 10-12 minutes
11. Top with arugula and drizzle with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Dressing

1. Mix all ingredients together.