Broccoli Pesto Pizza Recipe: How To Prepare Easy Vegetarian Pizza At Home

Broccoli pesto pizza is a pizza which has a pesto base with broccoli toppings and lots of feta cheese. It is garnished with rocket leaves and pine nuts. It sounds really yummy and tastes delicious too.

Here, in the recipe, we are making a pizza base at home. In case you want to skip that, you can bring home a ready-made pizza base as well. Try this easy-peasy recipe at home and satiate your craving for a nice pesto pizza.

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Prep Time

20 Mins

Cook Time

30M

Total Time

50 Mins

Recipe By: Pooja Gupta

Recipe Type: Pizza

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Pack ciabatta bread mix - ½ kg

Broccoli (cut into florets, stalk cut into even-sized chunks) - 1 large

Pine nuts - 2 tbsp

Garlic clove, crushed - 1

Olive oil, plus extra for drizzling - 3-4 tbsp

Ricotta - 7-8 tbsp

Bag rocket - a few leaves for garnishing

How to Prepare

1. Make the dough for the pizza by following the instructions as provided on the package.

2. Knead and pat into a ball.

3. Cut the dough in half and shape into two large discs on a lightly floured surface - use a rolling pin, if you like.

4. Leave to prove on two greased baking sheets covered with a cling film for 10-15 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, make the pesto ready.

6. Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil.

7. Tip in all the broccoli, bring it to a boil and cook for 1 minute.

8. Drain and cool under cold running water.

9. Transfer to a large bowl of a food processor with the pine nuts, garlic and some seasoning.

10. Grind it until it is a nice creamy mixture and then gradually pour in the oil while the processor is on - the mixture should be the consistency of a pesto sauce. Season to taste, and then set aside.

11. Heat the oven to 220 degree C.

12. Spread the broccoli pesto over both the bases, leaving a 2 cm edge for the crust, and drizzle with a little olive oil.

13. Bake for 25 minutes or until the base is golden and cooked through.

14. Dot over the ricotta and scatter a handful of the rocket over each.

15. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and a good grinding of black pepper.