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Quick Ciabatta Pizzas

Updated 9 March 2022 Published 21 May 2012 40 Comments

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Quick Ciabatta Pizzas are so quick & delicious. Toasted ciabatta is rubbed down with garlic, topped with pesto, sliced tomato and mozzarella for a really flavour packed lunch!

Pizza, vegetarian, quick, pesto, lunch, easy,

I keep a ball of mozzarella in the fridge most of the time as it is so versatile and can be made into a wide variety of meals. 

These Quick Ciabatta Pizzas were inspired by bruschetta and just kind of evolved.  They always goes down well with the family and are great with a salad or a bowl of soup for lunch or a light supper.

How do you make Quick Ciabatta Pizzas?

After toasting the ciabattas (pictured are paninis which are not waxy enough) rub them with a clove of garlic.

Slather a generous amount of pesto onto each slice.

Then the mozzarella and tomato slices are laid on alternately before putting under the grill.

 Grill until the mozzarella melts.

More Quick Pizza Ideas

Once you’ve tried my pizzas you might like the following quick pizza recipes too:

  • Pizzetta Toast
  • Mummy in a Coffin Pizza
  • Puff Pizza Pies
  • Easy Naan Pizza
  • English Muffin Pizza
  • 5 Minute Pesto Pizza Quesadillas
  • Quick & Easy Pitta Pizzas

I now you’ll love these cheat’s pizzas so do share you pics with me by tagging @FabFood4All on social media. Leaving a comment and rating below is also much appreciated and helps fellow readers too!

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Quick Ciabatta Pizzas

These mozzarella and tomato pizzas are quick and delicious and can be put together with very little effort but a lot of taste!
Servings 4
Author Camilla

Ingredients

  • 2 Mini ciabattas or 1 large one
  • Jar of red or green pesto
  • Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
  • 1 Ball of mozzarella sliced into 12 slices
  • 3 or 4 Vine ripened tomatoes sliced
  • Garlic clove
  • Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the grill.
  • Slice the ciabattas in half lengthways (and in half again if using one large one).
  • Grill the outsides of the ciabattas on both sides until lightly toasted.
  • Rub a clove of garlic on the inner surface of the ciabattas.
  • Spread enough pesto onto each ciabatta to cover the surface.
  • Now put on alternate slices of tomato and mozzarella.
  • Drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper.
  • Grill until the cheese has melted.

Notes

To make these pizzas lower in fat just use low fat mozzarella which works really well.

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Comments

  1. Grace Hall

    06/11/2019 at 10:44 am

    Love a quick pizza for lunch, pesto makes them so tasty too!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/11/2019 at 12:16 am

      Always a winner isn’t it:-)

      Reply
  2. Choclette

    06/11/2019 at 8:47 am

    Oh Camilla, I might just have to make your pizzas for lunch today. They look gorgeous. Annoyingly, I finished off the last of my pesto the other day. Basil has just gone onto the compost heap. I will have to improvise.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/11/2019 at 12:16 am

      Excellent, glad to have inspired you:-)

      Reply
  3. Janice

    05/11/2019 at 8:51 am

    These look really tasty, I love those ciabatta rolls, they are so useful for snacks.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/11/2019 at 4:55 pm

      Thanks Janice, yes they are so handy:-)

      Reply
  4. Dannii

    05/11/2019 at 8:07 am

    We love a quick pizza option too.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/11/2019 at 4:56 pm

      Always handy aren’t they:-)

      Reply
  5. Jayne Sullivan

    14/03/2017 at 11:17 pm

    A quick and easy lunch. Much healthier looking than the frozen ones with the tiny pieces of tomato that you see in the shops.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/03/2017 at 12:05 am

      Exactly Jayne:-)

      Reply
  6. Rachel Smith

    11/02/2017 at 7:14 pm

    Wow these look so tasty. Going to try these next week. I struggle to find ideas for a quick lunch xx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/02/2017 at 10:17 pm

      Thanks, I have plans to make them tomorrow for lunch:-)

      Reply
  7. Paul Wilson

    20/09/2015 at 12:10 am

    These would be great whilst I’m watching the rugby.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/09/2015 at 1:23 am

      Yes fab!

      Reply
  8. Tina Deacon

    08/09/2015 at 9:43 am

    Wow these looks so yummy and are so easy to make thank you so much i am going to do these

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/09/2015 at 4:27 pm

      Thank you Tina – enjoy:-)

      Reply
  9. Ellen Stafford

    02/09/2015 at 11:41 pm

    These look delicious. I will try them one day.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/09/2015 at 11:48 pm

      They are fab:-)

      Reply
  10. Michael Botzaropoulos

    11/04/2015 at 11:22 am

    Love the garlic, usually throw some garlic oil on mine

    Reply
  11. Jo

    09/02/2015 at 4:07 pm

    I’m a big fan of garlic on toast, so love this recipe! So simple, so great for a last-minute family meal, with an Italy-meets-Spain twist.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/02/2015 at 9:19 pm

      Thanks, I haven’t made this in while so must make it soon:-)

      Reply
  12. William Gould

    30/01/2015 at 4:59 pm

    What a great idea for a quick “ready” meal!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/01/2015 at 10:02 pm

      Yes, they’re really good:-)

      Reply
  13. Maddy

    25/11/2014 at 2:19 pm

    OOh, a simple, yet quick, tasty & interesting treat.

    Reply
  14. Anne Dalzell

    15/10/2014 at 8:27 am

    This reminds me of evenings in Barcelona eating tapas

    Reply
  15. Ursula Hunt

    08/10/2014 at 11:05 am

    love pizzas made on ciabatta bread much better than normal pizza dough

    Reply
  16. bev

    24/07/2014 at 1:33 pm

    Looks fab and so simple!

    Reply
  17. Paul Wilson

    10/07/2014 at 12:05 am

    Looks like great World Cup snack food.

    Reply
  18. Carolyn Clapham

    25/06/2014 at 1:24 pm

    What a simple, tasty lunch idea ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  19. Ursula Hunt

    30/05/2014 at 11:58 am

    Great recipe for a quick lunch

    Reply
  20. samanthapsharpe

    06/04/2014 at 1:29 pm

    These look yummy and I agree with Maya Russell’s comment on adding garlic, my fave, as well as mozarella!

    Reply
  21. Tracy Nixon

    13/02/2014 at 6:20 am

    These look delicious and the kids would enjoy making them too!

    Reply
  22. Paul Wilson

    08/01/2014 at 2:48 am

    Great idea.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/01/2014 at 7:04 pm

      Thanks:-)

      Reply
  23. Lisa Williams

    16/10/2013 at 12:26 pm

    thats lunch sorted ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/10/2013 at 11:25 pm

      Pleased you have been inspired:-)

      Reply
  24. Tracy Nixon

    29/09/2013 at 4:23 am

    My kids will love these too!

    Reply
  25. Paul Wilson

    22/09/2013 at 1:20 am

    Simple and delicious – that’s what I like.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      22/09/2013 at 10:48 pm

      That’s what I strive for:-)

      Reply
  26. Maya Russell

    12/09/2013 at 6:16 am

    I like garlic, so I think I’d cut it up finely and sprinkle it over the toasts.

    Reply

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