Top 5 Favorites of 2009… #3 Roasted Vegetable Pesto Pizza
Posted by Aggies Kitchen on December 29th, 2009. Filed under: Aggie's Kitchen Original, Appetizers, Pizza, Vegetarian.When I first started making this pizza, I was so addicted to it. I made it every Friday night for weeks and weeks. It has all the right flavors. Here’s a tip…whenever you are roasting veggies like red peppers, zucchini, squash and onions, roast more than you need. You can always use the extra veggies…they are delicious when added to homemade pizza, salads and sandwiches or even processed together to make a dip like Ina’s Roasted Eggplant Dip. The toasted pine nuts take the flavor combination on this pizza over the top.
Roasted Vegetable Pesto Pizza
Recipe from Aggie’s Kitchen
store bought or homemade pizza dough
1-2 red bell peppers, chopped
1-2 zucchinis, chopped
2 yellow squash, chopped
red onion, chopped
4-5 garlic cloves, crushed
store bought or homemade pesto
pine nuts
mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tsp olive oil
salt and pepper
In a large bowl, toss veggies, olive oil and salt and pepper. Spread evenly on large baking sheet and place in a preheated 425 degree oven. Roast vegetables for approximately 20-25 minutes, tossing about halfway through.
Spread pizza dough out on flat surface. Work dough out, pulling and stretching gently until reaching desired size. I use a pizza stone and try to get the dough just slightly larger than the stone since it does tend to shrink back slightly.
Spread pesto evenly over pizza dough. Spread roasted vegetables over pesto. Top with pine nuts and mozzarella. Bake in 425 degree oven for approximately 15-20 minutes or until dough is golden brown and cheese is melted. Be sure to lift pizza up and check that the bottom is browning as well. If it is not, place on lower rack for a few more minutes.
December 29th, 2009 at 7:58 am
My tummy just growled! I showed your pizza to my husband and we have a deal going on. As long as we go to the gym everyday this week, we are splurging on this pizza recipe Sunday night! What a great incentive! If I could just find a pizza dough I like that is whole grain and good, I’d be all set!
December 29th, 2009 at 10:17 am
mmmm I make vegan pizza and use hummus instead of cheese. This definitely looks incredible. I mean, what’s not to love about pizza?!
December 29th, 2009 at 11:19 am
I love a great pizza combination Aggie and this is a winner.
December 29th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Looks fantastic! Great tip about roasting extra veggies too
December 30th, 2009 at 8:44 am
I think I would become addicted to this as well!!
December 30th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Aggie, that is a great photo and I’m sure the pizza is delicious!!!
December 31st, 2009 at 9:19 am
Looks like a wonderful pizza! I like to grill vegetables for pizza, just seems to add that extra flavor that takes it over the top.
December 31st, 2009 at 11:00 am
I love this pizza! I will definitely roast extra veggies so that I can make my pizzas healthier in 2010!
December 31st, 2009 at 12:03 pm
oh man this is truly a tasty pizza! I love pizza, pesto sauce and veggies combined.
January 3rd, 2010 at 11:01 pm
What a great combination this must be. I would love those roasted veggies on top. Another great pizza Aggie! I’ll take your homeade pizza’s anytime.
January 12th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
MMmmmmm yummiii!
January 12th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Aggie,
I just made your pizza for dinner and it was amazing! So good. I talked about it on my blog: http://frombraziltonow.blogspot.com.
Come check it out if you have a chance.
Thank you.
Marina