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Greens Pizza is a healthier option to traditional pizza that is delicious enough to impress everyone in the family! Bake the crust, top with pesto, arugula, olive oil and Parmesan for a sensational flavor combination!
Recipe inspiration
I could live on pizza every day of the year, and sometimes I do. This past month has been a flurry of flour and yeast while I try to perfect my Italian pizza crust. Weeeeeel, that didn't exactly happen yet, but this Greens Pizza is almost as amazing as the Greens Pizza that my friend Sandy and I have been ordering from the Lincoln Wine Bar in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
The wine bar has the added benefit of a true Italian made pizza oven, and a pizza chef that was trained by a true Italian pizza maker! I cannot compete with their toys and skills, but I can give it one heck of a try to duplicate that pizza at home.
Recipe Notes & Tips:
- Substitute your favorite pizza dough recipe if you like.
- All ovens cook differently, keep an eye on your pizza!
How to make Greens Pizza:
Place your dough on a piece of parchment paper and pat down into a circle.
Brush with olive oil and slide the parchment paper and dough onto a super hot baking stone. Make sure you preheat your oven for 1 to 2 hours before you plan on baking your pizza so it is really hot. Bake for 3 minutes and check to see that it is not overdone.
Remove from oven and spread the Basil Pesto over the top, then top with the freshest arugula that you can buy.
Drizzle with high quality olive oil, season with sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, and sprinkle with finely grated Parmesan cheese.
Recipes & Tools used to create greens pizza:
- Italian Pizza Dough using Tipo "00" Flour
- How to Proof Dough in Instant Pot
- Basil Pesto
- Pizza Stone
- Wooden Pizza Peel
- Cheese Grater
- Tipo "00" flour
- Yeast
More delicious pizza recipes:
- Prosciutto-Arugula Pizza
- Sausage and Kale Pizza
- Shrimp Pesto Pizza
- Grilled Peach and Arugula Pizza
- Grilled Pizza Margherita
- Shrimp Scampi Pizza - no greens but insanely delicious!
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Enjoy!!
Greens Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian Pizza Dough (chilled overnight)
- .25 cup basil pesto
- 4 cups arugula
- .25 cup Parmesano-Reggiano cheese (finely grated)
- high quality olive oil to drizzle over the top
- sea salt & black peper
Instructions
- Place baking stone in cold oven and heat to 550 degrees 1 hour before you are ready to cook your pizza.
- Place pizza dough on a sheet of parchment paper. Pat down and shape pizza dough into a circle, 12 to 13-inches in diameter.
- Lightly brush the top of pizza dough with olive oil.
- Slide parchment paper and pizza dough onto hot baking stone.
- Bake for 3 minutes until lightly golden brown.
- Remove from oven and spread with basil pesto.
- Top with arugula leaves, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Finish pizza with finely grated Parmesan cheese, slice and serve.
Notes
- Substitute your favorite pizza dough recipe if you like.
- All ovens cook differently, keep an eye on your pizza.
- Italian Pizza Dough using Tipo "00" Flour
- How to Proof Dough in Instant Pot
- Basil Pesto
- Pizza Stone
- Wooden Pizza Peel
- Cheese Grater
- Tipo "00" flour
- Yeast
Seana Turner says
I appreciate that you are sharing your pizza crust flop. It's good to know I'm not the only who encounters a disaster in the kitchen every now and then. The pizza looks amazing. My daughter loves arugula, so next time she is home, I'll make this for her:)
Claire @ A Little Claireification says
Hahahaa! Love this! I too could live on pizza every day but, alas, I am not Italian either. Me tossing dough in the air would be an epic fail. lol
I am sharing this with Mr. Claire as IS Italian and he kind of has the whole thing down to a science now but believe me.... it took practice just like his homemade pasta!! Thanks for sharing this - pinning!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Wait .... where's the picture of you tossing it in the air?! 😀 I don't toss my pizzas because I know it would end up on my head or the floor! This looks great to me! 🙂
marcie says
I'm not the greatest with homemade pizza crust yet...and I'm definitely not Italian! I love my pizza though, and this Greens Pizza looks fantastic! It's pizza and salad in one...love it. 🙂
Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says
Mmmmm...this looks SO good, Lisa. I l could live on pizza, too, and eating one with arugula would make me feel a lot less guilty. Pinning this!
Deb@ Cooking on the Front Burner says
Great looking pizza Lisa! I love that flour too!
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
This sounds incredible! I love it when simple things taste amazing.....which is exactly what I'm imagining you have going on here!!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
That looks amazing! And I love that you shared your flop with us...I have them all the time! Mostly with baking...I am a walking disaster there. Wish I had a slice of that yummy pizza right now! Pinning!
Kimberly says
This looks so incredible! Loving it! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for being a part of our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7. Lou Lou Girls