1.15.2013

Pizza

 

To uphold my loose commitment to Meatless Monday, we had pizza for dinner (or at least my version of "pizza"). I have been making veggie pizza for years and it has evolved into what we ate tonight. I used to use store bought refrigerator pizza dough until one day I thought of using whole wheat, minimally processed pita bread. This decision was based on health, not taste. It's actually very good and it's hearty enough to hold up the weight of the toppings. 

Since my husband cannot eat tomatoes (please pity me bc this truly does suck-for both of us) I use pesto sauce. For years I used pesto out of a jar until I decided to make my own. It's really simple and fast and so-much-better-for-you. Well tonight I tried a new recipe that I found on a blog I follow. The Kale Pesto by Weelicious was so delicious! It took all of 5 minutes (ok, maybe 10) to make and was really, really good! Not overwhelming but very tasty. Husband approved! 


So my version of pizza goes something like this (in this order)...
Whole wheat pitas, homemade kale pesto (link to recipe above), fresh spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, pine nuts, tomatoes (for me!!) and mozzarella cheese. I put all the toppings on and then pile cheese on top. This was suggested by my husband a long time ago bc it holds everything together. If you pile the toppings on top of the cheese then all of the heavy veggie toppings fall off. 
Homemade-HEALTHY-very tasty-kale pesto!
Pita, pesto, veggies waiting for their cheese shower. 
After 15 minutes at 350. I ended up baking for about 25 minutes. 
Finished product...very delicious and incredibly healthy. 

Footnotes: Notice I used parchment paper. I use the heck out of parchment paper (sorry, environment-I'll make up for this in other ways). Parchment paper is fabulous bc after dinner I just throw the paper away and put the pan back in the cupboard. Minimal clean up! And the pizzas don't stick to the pan. 

I hope this inspires you to make something delicious (and nutritious)!

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