Mint pesto brightens the feta and veggies in this flatbread pizza. Perfect for celebrating the refreshing spring season
Pizza with mint pesto might sound strange, but it's delish!
And quit easy.
Start by making a quick creamy pesto from mint & parsley with yogurt, then spread that on a partially baked pizza crust.
Top it with some veggies and mozzarella & feta, and ten minutes later devour this strangely delicious pizza.
If you happen to have an overgrowth of mint in your herb garden, I highly suggest this recipe!
Veggie options: I used thinly sliced zucchini and some roasted red peppers, but eggplant, caramelized onions, kale, and garlic would all be tasty additions to this pizza.
Cheese options: You could also replace the feta with ricotta if you prefer.
Pizza with Feta & Mint Pesto
Ingredients
For the Pizza:
- 6 oz. whole wheat pizza dough
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal optional
- ¼ small zucchini very thinly sliced
- ½ roasted red bell pepper sliced
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- ⅓ cup shredded part skim mozzarella
For the Pesto:
- ½ cup fresh mint lightly packed
- ⅔ cup fresh parsley lightly packed
- 2 tablespoon walnuts
- 3 tablespoon plain Greek yogurt
- 1 clove garlic roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions
- Put a baking sheet or pizza stone in the oven and preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Thinly roll out the pizza dough onto a non-stick surface {parchment, waxed paper, silicone liner, pizza peel}. When the oven is preheated, sprinkle the {very hot} preheated baking sheet lightly with cornmeal, and transfer the thinly rolled pizza dough to the baking sheet. Bake for 6 minutes until the crust is set
- Meanwhile, make the pesto. Put the mint, parsley, walnuts, Greek yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice in a food processor and blend. Add the oil and pulse a few times to completely combine.
- After you take the pizza crust out of the oven, spread the creamy pesto evenly over the crust. Top with zucchini and bell pepper slices. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake for another 5-8 minutes, until cheese is bubbly
Serena
I've never seen a creamy pesto recipe - but sounds delish! Thanks for the brand new ideas for mint....as it always takes over my garden. O and grapefruit is my FAVORITE fruit...so I totally get it!
memeinge
Thanks! I always have an overgrowth of mint, so I'm pretty happy to be able to use it for something so tasty. And I'm glad to know someone understands my love of grapefruit 🙂
Mary @BrightonYourHealth
Great story! I have had purple hands too. Poor you.
But, the recipe looks great and delicious too. No reason to pass up a herb recipe month!
Mary
Deanna Segrave-Daly
Love the back story to this post and we all benefit from you not throwing in the towel with this creative and pretty pizza recipe - can't wait to try mint on my next pizza 🙂
memeinge
Thank you so much! I'm glad I didn't skip this month too 🙂 I've already made the pizza again