Garden Greens Pizza

By á-7125

Make your own gourmet pizza at home topped with fresh veggies. If you are lucky enough the veggies will come from your garden. Adjust the veggie toppings based on your family's preferences.

Ingredients

• 1 package pizza dough
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup medium-thick asparagus spears, trimmed and cut diagonally in half
• 1 cup sugar snap peas
• 2/3 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoon 1% low-fat milk
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 3/4 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, about 3 ounces
• 1 small zucchini, shaved lengthwise into thin slices using a vegetable peeler, about 1 cup
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/4 cup torn fresh basil
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Place pizza stone or baking sheet in oven. Preheat oven to 500°F.

Roll dough into a 13 inch circle on a large piece of parchment paper; pierce well with a fork. Place dough (on paper) on preheated stone. Bake at 500°F for 4 minutes.

Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add asparagus and peas; cook 2 minutes. Drain, and plunge into ice water; drain. Pat dry.

Combine ricotta, milk, and garlic in a small bowl. Spread mixture over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border.

Top pizza with mozzarella, asparagus and peas. Bake at 500°F for 10 minutes.

Toss zucchini with lemon juice and salt. Top pizza with zucchini mixture, lemon rind, basil and black pepper. Cut into 8 slices.