Posted on September 24, 2021 by Anne-Sophie Hoffman

Vegetable Pizza with Purple Pesto

an easy and original pizza recipe

By: Anne-Sophie Hoffman

Why trust us?

We all know about pizza margherita, but we’re always left looking for a bite of fresh veg afterwards. So today, we’re taking a new spin on the Italian classic and turning this vegetable pizza purple, with a bonus kick of vitamins, thanks to the addition of a homemade red cabbage pesto!

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 180° C.
• Ingredients:

  200 g Protein Pizza, 200 ml

  Mix the Protein Pizza mix and water. Knead into a smooth dough with your hands. Divide into two parts.
• Roll out both dough balls on a well-floured surface until they are around 26 cm wide.
• Lay a sheet of parchment paper onto a baking tray. Place both crusts onto the parchment paper and prebake for 15 minutes.
• Ingredients:

  250 g , 1 clove garlic,  juice of 1 lemon, 2 tbsp , 2 tbsp water, 20 g cashews

  Meanwhile, make the pesto: Chop the red cabbage and put it into a high-powered blender. Peel the garlic. Add garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, water, and cashews to the blender. Blend until it reaches the consistency of your choice.
• Ingredients:

    pepper,   salt

  Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ingredients:

  0.5 tsp Coconut oil

  Preheat the coconut oil on medium-high heat.
• Ingredients:

  80 g

  Slice the eggplant lengthwise into thin strips. Saute for 4-5 minutes.
• Ingredients:

  0.5  onion, 50 g artichokes, 60 g zucchini

  Meanwhile, slice the onion into fine rings. Chop the artichoke, and spiralize the zucchini into long spaghetti strips.
• Spread the purple pesto on both prebaked pizza crusts. Top with the eggplant strips, the artichoke pieces, and the onion rings.
• Bake the vegetable pizza for another 15 minutes until crispy.
• Ingredients:

  20 g baby spinach

  Remove the finished pizzas from the oven. Top with baby spinach and zoodles.
• Drizzle with chili oil and top with fresh herbs of your choice.
• Enjoy!

Our Tip: Spring Vegetable Pizza

Change up your vegetable pizza to follow the seasons. In the spring, use the bounty of fresh green ingredients to make yourself a spring pizza that will fill you up for the whole day.

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