Green Pizza (with geen veggie crust and pesto sauce)
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Who knew pizza could be so good? This green pizza looks like summer on a plate! The crust is made from a blend of veggies, cheese, and eggs. Smother it in vibrant, herby, homemade pesto, then top it off with tender vegetables and cheese. This green pizza is as delicious as it is exciting to eat.
This green pizza is proof that pizza night and plenty of vegetables can happily coexist. Built on a sturdy veggie-based crust and topped with pesto, greens, and cheese, it’s fresh, flavorful, and every bit as satisfying as traditional pizza.
The homemade pesto is what really makes this recipe shine. Basil, parsley, cashews, hemp hearts, lemon, and garlic blend into a vibrant sauce that’s packed with herby flavor. Topped with kale, peas, asparagus, mozzarella, and creamy goat cheese, every bite is full of texture and color.
What I love most about this pizza is that it feels a little unexpected in the best possible way. The vegetables stay tender and flavorful, the crust holds up beautifully, and the whole thing comes together into a dinner that’s fun, delicious, and guaranteed to convert even the skeptics at the table.
Variations to try
The veggie pizza crust is versatile so you can incorporate a variety of vegetables. This allows you to tailor the taste to your preference or make use of whatever you have in the fridge. Keep in mind that this crust is slightly more delicate than traditional pizza dough, so exercise moderation with the toppings. Here are some of our top picks to change up your green pizza:
- Extra crunch: Sprinkle on some pine nuts or some chopped nuts, like candied walnuts or pecans for a little crunch.
- Seasonings: Add some seasonings to your pizza crust for additional herby notes, like a sprinkle of garlic powder or onion powder. A little Italian seasoning is nice, too.
- Mediterranean twist: Add some sundried tomatoes and olives, then swap the goat cheese for feta.
- Super green: Add some broccoli florets, green bell peppers, zucchini, spinach, or arugula.
- Veggies: Anything goes! Add mushrooms, peppers, onion slices (or caramelized onions), roasted sweet potato cubes, or zucchini.
Green Pizza (with geen veggie crust and pesto sauce)
Ingredients
Pizza Crust
- Use this green veggie pizza crust recipe
Pesto Pizza Sauce
Green Goddess Pizza Toppings
- 1 cup kale (massaged with a little oil)
- ¼ cup frozen peas (thawed)
- 12 spears asparagus
- 2 ounces mozzarella cheese (grated)
- 1 ounce goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
Instructions
- Begin by making the green veggie pizza crust. You can make this up to a day ahead.Use this green veggie pizza crust recipe
- While the pizza crust is baking, make the pesto. Combine all the pesto pizza sauce ingredients in your blender or food processor and blend on high until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.¼ cup EACH: basil and parsley, ¼ cup EACH: cashews and olive oil, 2 tablespoons hemp hearts, ¼ teaspoon sea salt, Juice from 1 lemon, 1 clove garlic
- When the pizza crusts have finished baking, remove them from the oven and divide the pesto between the two of them, leaving a 1" rim around the crusts. Add the kale and then top with the peas, asparagus, mozzarella, and goat cheese. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with some hemp hearts.1 cup kale, ¼ cup frozen peas, 1 tablespoon hemp hearts, 12 spears asparagus, 2 ounces mozzarella cheese, 1 ounce goat cheese
Nutrition
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My coeliac daughter absolutely adores this recipe. Have just made 3 for the freezer.
What can be substitute for the eggs as i do not eat eggs.
If you have a go-to pizza crust recipe, you could use that instead. You might want to try using a chia egg, although I haven’t tried making the crust without eggs so can’t guarantee it will work.
thank you for the response Kristen