Pesto Pizza

Submitted by Jacq8504

"This is one of my family's favorites. I also like to make small ones using french bread or sourdough slices for an easy lunch. I sometimes add mozzarella if I'm in the mood. It makes it milder. great served with a spring greens salad."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 pizza

ingredients

• olive oil, for brushing
• ready made pesto sauce (I like the refrigerated brands)
• feta cheese or goat cheese
• 2 thinly sliced plum tomatoes
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1 large any other desired bread or 1 large pastry dough, crust

directions

1. Brush crust with olive oil.
2. Spread pesto sauce on crust leaving just the edges.
3. Spread garlic around, place tomato slices on, crumble cheese over it (or place if soft goat cheese), and then walnuts.
4. Bake at 375°F for about 15 minutes or until cheese starts to brown.

Reviews

[Rhiannon and Matt]

We've had this twice in as many weeks, so that alone deserves 5 stars. We have tons of Basil in our garden at the moment and afer making a super-yum Recipe #8650, Matt made us pita pesto pizzas. Mushrooms were added, but no walnuts...next time. :) Thanks for sharing this simple, tasty recipe, Jacq.

 

[vj51358]

I had just made my first batch of pesto and was looking for something to use it for....ohmigosh! This was so good! Had a girlfriend over for lunch, and she loved it, so did my husband! I used the mozarella because that's what I had on hand, and added some slivers of mild green peppers from the garden, Fast, easy, delicious!

 

[Jodid]

This was easy and very tasty. I will be making this often. Thank you1

 

[sugarpea]

Dh went nuts. Probably because he realized even he could make these and they're very flavorful, all our favorite toppings. It never occurred to me to use bread as a pizza crust. I sent dh into town for a round loaf of sourdough and had him ask the lady in the store bakery to slice it horizontally. How easy is that? It made a light, crunchy crust. It will be many Saturdays before I make pizza crust from scratch again. Thanks!