Rainbow Veggie Pizza

Rainbow Veggie Pizzas are an easy and fun twist on pizza night! Perfect for celebrating Pride, kids’ parties, or simply adding a burst of color to your dinner table, rainbow pizza is a great way to incorporate a variety of vegetables and eat the rainbow.

So read on for all the tips and tricks for creating your own stunning rainbow pizza. Or just grab my favorite pizza dough recipe and some ideas for what to serve with pizza, hit that Jump to Recipe button, and let’s make a rainbow vegetable pizza!

Rainbow Pizza Toppings

Now I’m not one to say what you can or cannot put on pizza. But I’m generally a fan of traditional pizza recipes unless I’m creating a themed pizza like California Pizza Kitchen.

I don’t understand the online rainbow pizza recipes with corn and broccoli when you get those same colors from traditional toppings. Personally, I love a pizza with roasted peppers, but feel free to use any of the following rainbow vegetable options:

Red: Red bell pepper or mild red chili peppers, sun-dried tomatoes or other tomatoes

Orange: Orange bell peppers
Non-traditional: carrots, sweet potatoes

Yellow: Yellow bell peppers, pineapple, artichoke hearts (greenish)
Non-traditional: corn, summer squash

Green: Poblano or other green pepper, greens (add after cooking), zucchini
Non-traditional: broccoli

Blue/Purple: purple potatoes
Non-traditional: red onion, purple sweet potato, cabbage

Note that purple potatoes aren’t traditional, but potatoes can be. I’ve made truffle and potato pizza and this baked potato pizza. Slice the potatoes as thinly as possible using a mandoline or sharp knife – this is especially important if you are baking in an outdoor oven like an Ooni pizza oven.

I typically use a low-moisture block mozzarella for pizza because it helps prevent a soggy crust. Save your fresh mozzarella for margherita or a summer Caprese salad like my peach Caprese or orzo pesto salad!

Recipe tips and tricks

Pizza crust

Choose your favorite pizza crust—whether it’s store-bought, homemade, thin, or thick. This overnight pizza dough is my favorite because it’s easy to shape.

Pizza sauce

A classic pizza sauce works well with a rainbow veggie pizza. For a twist, you can use homemade pesto or a white sauce. Spread a thin, even layer to avoid making your pizza soggy.

Roasting peppers

Roasting rainbow peppers is easy. Simply slice the peppers in half, remove the seeds and ribs, and place them skin side up on a baking sheet lined with foil.

Broil a few inches below the broiler until the skin is starting to blacken and blister.

Immediately move them to a plastic bag or other air-tight container. Cool to room temperature, then peel and chop.

Cooking pizza in a home oven

I get the best pizza in my home oven by baking it at the maximum temperature (over 500 degrees Fahrenheit is ideal). I put my pizza stone in the oven while it’s heating and assemble my rainbow pizza on a pizza pan lightly coated with olive oil.

I go back and forth whether to put cheese on top of pizza toppings or the reverse. For a rainbow pizza, you want to see the rainbow veggies, so top with sauce, cheese, and then rainbow vegetables.

You can arrange your rainbow of vegetables in concentric circles if you want a bite of everything on each slice. I prefer arranging lines of rainbow veggies because that way there’s about the same amount of each vegetable in your rainbow.

Once your pizza is assembled with rainbow veggie toppings, bake it for 10 to 15 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted and bubbly. Carefully slide the pizza off the pan and onto the hot stone to crisp up the crust for a minute or two. Serve immediately.

Other rainbow recipes

Check out other savory rainbow recipes for rainbow foods like: