Recently, I have started to add more plant-based meals into our daily nutrition trying to limit/decrease animal products and increase our intake of more wholesome foods including plant-based proteins.
With 2 boys and a husband who’s favorite food is pizza, I decided to test out a full out veggie pizza for dinner incorporating everyone’s favorite veggies. Having just made a trip to the local natural food store, I bought a whole bunch of fresh, organic veggies and was able to use all fresh herbs from my garden 🙂 Having the boys come with me and pick out there veggies actually made this pizza one of the best pizza’s I’ve ever made (for real). Definitely a big hit! Enjoy 🙂
Ingredients:
1 fresh spelt pizza dough ( purchased from local natural food store) or you can use regular pizza dough- your choice
Toppings:
1/2 of both a purple and yellow bell pepper ( they had purple peppers!!! they are very light in flavor- so a great choice for picky eaters)
1 small zucchini, chopped finely
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup black olives
(added hot banana peppers on mine & Brad’s side of the pizza)
Pesto:
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic glove
handful of both fresh basil and parsley ( from my garden)
salt & pepper to taste
1tsp water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- roll out pizza dough and place on a greased pizza sheet. NOTE: if oyu are using spelt, it rolls out nice and thin. which gives you a really yummy thin crust (crispy) pizza
- wash and cut all toppings, set aside
- using a blender, to make the pesto sauce, add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth
- spread pesto on dough evenly
- add all toppings
- bake for 12-15 minutes. I have a gas oven so it may take longer in a regular electric oven.