Green Pizza

We saw a pizza like this in the Whole Foods "food court" at Trolley Square and when I found the recipe we decided to try it. It worked out perfect since we just made a pesto out of our basil plant. We got the dough from Sunflower Market but for those of you that are lucky enough to live in California I suggest the pizza dough from Trader Joe's. I had never cooked fresh broccoli before (yes you read that right) so I was nervous to cook it for the first time. We've decided that next time we will try to steam it so it is not so wet when we put it on the pizza but it was still good. We had some fresh mozzarella left from another recipe so we used that and it took it up a notch. We also had some left over spinach so we did half spinach, half arugula instead of straight arugula and I will definitely do that again. The best part about this pizza was discovering that Thing 1 has a love of broccoli. He ate this up! He did enjoy it dipped in ranch but it didn't really matter to him if he dipped it or not since he liked it so much. 4.75 out of 5 stars.

 

Source: Eating Well

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 pound prepared pizza dough preferably whole-wheat
• 2 cups chopped broccoli florets
• ¹⁄₄ cup water
• 5 ounces arugula ,any tough stems removed chopped (about 6 cups)
• Pinch of salt
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• ¹⁄₂ cup prepared pesto
• 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Position oven rack in the lowest position; preheat to 450°F. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about the size of the baking sheet. Transfer to the baking sheet. Bake until puffed and lightly crisped on the bottom, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook broccoli and water in a large skillet over medium heat, covered, until the broccoli is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in arugula and cook, stirring, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Spread pesto evenly over the crust, top with the broccoli mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Bake until crispy and golden and the cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes.

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 323

Fat: 13 g

Cholesterol: 19 mg

Sodium: 511 mg

Carbohydrate: 33 g

Fiber: 3 g

Protein: 15 g