Arugula Pizza Night

Remember the chicken and arugula toast tapas we had on, hmmmm, Sunday?  Well, we had a bunch of arugula still left in the 'frig today, so a little Google search revealed arugula pesto pizza!  I didn't make pizza crust from scratch but I did the next best thing and pulled a box of this out of the pantry.  (It's locally made.)  I mixed it up and let it rise in the oven with the light on.  It is just too cool in the house to get a decent rise on dough in a hurry. 

Then I made about a cup of arugula pesto.  I blanched the arugula first, squeezed out all the water, and made a basic pesto with pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and parmesan cheese. The dough doubled in about an hour which isn't bad for a day when it is 20 degrees (F) for the high temperature outside.   After rolling the pizza dough...(no photos of that, please.  My transferring the dough to the pan could have been inspiration for an I Love Lucy episode script.).... I spread the pesto and
added thinly sliced tomatoes.  DH shredded some mozzarella cheese........

and about 15 minutes later we pulled this out of the oven.   It was pretty good, definitely not your typical pizza but pretty tasty!  DH liked it but he's craving meat right now...  *g*

 

Comments

[Stacey]

Mmmmm. I may have to make pizza this weekend. I used to have it every two weeks before the floppy paw. I guess I could break down and not make the crust from scratch.

[Nora]

Oh, you're KILLING me!! That looks awesome! I ordered something similar in a pizzeria recently, and yours looks every bit as wonderful!

For what it's worth, I don't roll pizza dough any more - I just plop in on the pan, flour my hands, and smoosh it out until it's the right shape. I had the same Lucy issues as you, and this seems to work really well.

[Kim]

What a great idea to use up the leftover arugula! Words can not express how good that pizza looks!