Monday, April 23, 2007

Pesto Pizza

I made this Pesto pizza for my roommate's going away dinner. She's leaving for three months to go work on a television show that is, apparently, Road Rules + The Biggest Loser. What this had to do with Pesto Pizza, I don't know. I always wanted to make pizza, and i felt like this was a good start.

It's easy to make, especially if you cheat like I do and buy the roll-out Pillsbury Pizza Dough. I suppose you could also buy pre-made Pesto, but where's the fun in that?

Pesto Sauce:

Ingredients:
Pine Nuts
Fresh Basil
Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese
Lemon
2 Cloves Garlic


Basically, just put all of these in a food processor. Like always, I didn't measure anything. I used a big handful of Basil, a small handful of pine nuts, about a half cup of olive oil, and a small handful of cheese. Squeeze half a lemon into it. Add some salt and pepper to taste.

Pizza:

Ingredients:
Pesto Sauce
1 Pillsbury pre-made pizza dough
Parmesan, Romano, and Mozzarella cheese (shredded)
1/4 Red Onion
Zucchini
Eggplant
1 Romano Tomato

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.


Chop into small pieces the zucchini, onion and the eggplant. Slice the tomato to make little circles. On a greased baking sheet, roll out the pre-made pizza dough. Spread the pesto sauce on the pizza dough. Cover the pesto with your three cheeses, then top that off with pieces of the onion, eggplant, zucchini, and tomato. Stick it in the over for 15-20 mins, and you have your pizza. Serve with a side of love.