Name: Pesto Pizza
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American, Italin
Ingredients: Cornmeal (for stretching the dough); Homemade Pizza Dough (or 1 pound store-bought pizza dough*); Basil Pesto (made with ½ cup olive oil); 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (torn); Roasted cherry tomatoes (or sun-dried tomatoes); Fresh basil; Red pepper flakes

Pesto Pizza

This easy pesto pizza recipe is a delicious summer dinner! It's topped with bright, nutty homemade pesto, fresh mozzarella cheese, and savory roasted cherry tomatoes. To get ahead, make the pesto and roast the tomatoes up to two days in advance.

45 min total 30 min prep 15 min cook 3

Ingredients

3 serv.

Cornmeal (for stretching the dough)
Homemade Pizza Dough (or 1 pound store-bought pizza dough*)
Basil Pesto (made with ½ cup olive oil)
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (torn)
Roasted cherry tomatoes (or sun-dried tomatoes)
Fresh basil
Red pepper flakes

Instructions

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1 Preheat the oven to 500°F.
2 Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal, place the dough on the baking sheet, and stretch it into a large oval. Use a fork to poke holes all over the dough. Bake for 5 minutes.
3 Remove the crust from the oven and brush with 2 tablespoons of the pesto. Top with the cheese and tomatoes and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the crust is browned.
4 Dot the pizza with additional small dollops of pesto. Top with fresh basil and red pepper flakes, slice, and serve.