Kale Pesto Pizza
Kale Pesto Pizza is an easy homemade pizza recipe that's ready in under 30 minutes! It's topped with garlicky kale pesto, tomatoes and burrata cheese, and is a great vegetarian weeknight dinner recipe.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 250kcal
Ingredients
for the pesto:
for the pizza:
- 1 ball pizza dough store-bought or homemade
- ⅓ cup kale pesto or more
- 1 cup grape tomatoes sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 oz. burrata cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- If you haven't already, make the kale pesto.
- Sprinkle a flat surface or baking mat with flour and then use your hands and/or a rolling pin to roll the pizza dough out and transfer it to a large baking sheet.
- Spoon the pesto out onto the pizza dough, then use the back of the spoon to spread it out.
- Top the pesto with the tomatoes, then bake the pizza for 20 minutes. Remove it from the oven, then brush the crust with 1 tablespoon olive oil, and add the burrata cheese. Place the pizza back into the oven and bake for 5 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven, cut and enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are per slice and are an estimation
*If you don't want to use burrata cheese, fresh mozzarella or vegan mozzarella or feta would be delicious
*I recommend using either Trader Joe's or Whole Foods' pizza dough
Nutrition
Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 451mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 562IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 1mg