Description
Delicious veggie pita pizzas topped with homemade pesto, colorful peppers, and melted cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups basil (I include stems and leaves)
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces
- 3 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1 small lemon)
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 5 whole wheat pitas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium red bell pepper (sliced into thin strips)
- 1 medium orange bell pepper (sliced into thin strips)
- 1 medium zucchini (sliced into strips)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (sliced in half)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella
- 3/4 cup pesto (homemade or store bought)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Place five whole wheat pitas on a sheet pan.
- To a blender or food processor add the basil, walnut pieces, garlic, lemon juice, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Pulse together until coarse. With the blender still running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until all of it is combined and the pesto is smooth. Stop the blender and scrape down the sides as needed.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, drizzle in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the peppers, zucchini and salt and cook for 4-5 minutes, until starting to sweat and soften. Add the sliced cherry tomatoes and sauté another 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside.
- Assemble the pizzas: Spread 2 tablespoons pesto over each pita, leaving room at the edge for a crust. Top each pita with 1 tablespoon shredded mozzarella. Top with peppers, zucchini and tomato. Top each pita with another tablespoon of mozzarella.
- Bake on the middle oven rack at 400F for 8-10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and golden and the pita is crisped like a thin crust pizza. Remove from the oven and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the toppings based on your preferences.
- This recipe is perfect for a quick lunch or dinner option.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 430mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 10mg