You need to try this absolutely amazing basil Pesto Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes. It is made with the 2 ingredient pizza dough and an easy fresh, homemade basil pesto recipe.
This Greek yogurt pizza dough is super easy, and best of all, quick. No rising time, no messing around with activating yeast, none of that yeasty business.
Yes, the yogurt pizza dough does require about 4 minutes of kneading, but we can totally manage that in order to proudly say we made pizza from scratch, right?
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To make 2 ingredient pizza dough, you mix 1 cup of plain unsweetened Greek yogurt with 1.5 cups of self-rising flour, stir together with a fork until it gets all clumpy, then knead it together into a smooth ball.
If you don't have self-rising flour on hand, have no fear! First, you can always order some here, or by using the get ingredients button in my recipe card. But you can also make some yourself!
This recipe needs 1.5 cups self-rising flour, so you can use 1.5 cups all purpose flour and add 1.5 teaspoons baking powder and 3/4 teaspoons sea salt. Mix it together, and then combine with the Greek yogurt!
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Well, obviously use plain and unsweetened Greek yogurt, not vanilla flavored or anything like that. You can use ANY kind of fat % you like - I've done this with fat-free all the way up to 4% milk fat Greek yogurt. They all work great.
The more milk fat, the richer the dough tastes, obviously, but only slightly. If you're counting calories, use 0% fat Greek yogurt and roll the pizza out real thin. 🙂
Now onto the best part of the pizza: the pesto topping. I have a pesto recipe that I swear by, it's a lemon basil pesto that I use in my pesto crostini recipe. For this pizza, I sometimes skip the lemon because lemons are not a typical pizza ingredient.
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To make basil pesto, I first pulse fresh basil leaves, a garlic clove, pine nuts (if using) and chunks of Parmesan or Romano cheese in a small food processor (I have this Cuisinart one and I love it!).
You can also make pesto out of parsley, or use half parsley and half basil. Or try this foraged garlic mustard pesto. It all comes out good thanks to the garlic, Parmesan, and lemon juice! You can skip the pine nuts, if you're on a budget. If you do use pine nuts, store the rest of the bag in the fridge to make them last longer! You can get some here.
I love using this olive oil for pesto, it has a nice flavor without being too overpowering, and it's not too expensive for when you need to use a lot of it.
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To make pesto pizza, I like to add some pesto to the pizza before it bakes and also save some for after it bakes. When basil pesto bakes, it loses some of its vibrant green color, so adding fresh pesto on top of pizza brings it back to life, and adds more garlicky basil pesto goodness to every bite.
If you have a couple of tablespoons of pesto left over after making this pizza, use it to make pesto butter! This stuff is soo good!
This pesto pizza has fresh mozzarella and fresh tomato slices on top. I also add a generous sprinkling of dried oregano (get some here), red pepper flakes (read my note on that below!), and freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese.
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Of course, you can use any toppings you like for your pesto pizza, and you can absolutely just use good old shredded mozzarella cheese. No one is trying to out-do each other here, we're just here to enjoy a gorgeous basil pesto pizza, no matter what other toppings we choose to add.
A note about adding red pepper flakes: Pesto is an oil-based sauce, which means that it really dissolves / absorbs the spicy flavor from red pepper flakes, and disperses that flavor all over the pizza. Unless you like things spicy, be cautious about adding red pepper flakes to this pizza because it will taste spicier than you imagine.
Sometimes I finish this basil pesto pizza with a generous drizzle of balsamic glaze, for a super easy Caprese pizza. I absolutely love this stuff and the sweet and savory flavor combination of the balsamic glaze and garlicky pesto. You can get some here.
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Whatever you choose to put on your pesto pizza, I hope you get to make this! It is absolutely delicious, quick to make, and the Greek yogurt pizza dough is a fun hack to remember when you're short on time and want to make pizza from scratch.
If you end up making this pizza, please take a picture and tag me on Instagram or Facebook. You can find me at @blog on both. I love seeing your creations!
If you enjoyed this recipe, let me know with a comment and a star rating below. And don't forget to share it on Facebook and save it on Pinterest for later!
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An easy recipe for basil pesto pizza with fresh mozzarella and tomatoes. This pizza features the 2 ingredient pizza dough and easy basil pesto recipe.
In place of self-rising flour, you can use 1.5 cups regular all purpose flour (or white whole wheat flour) and add 1.5 teaspoons baking powder and ¾ teaspoons sea salt.
Depending on how thick your Greek yogurt is, you might need to add more flour. Start with 1.5 cups and add a tablespoon at a time if the dough feels too sticky when you mix it together. You'll also need some more flour for dusting the rolling pin and rolling surface.
Aldi Specially Selected Mozzarella Pesto Pizza
Serving: 1 g | Calories: 275 kcal (14%) | Carbohydrates: 21 g (7%) | Protein: 14 g (28%) | Fat: 15 g (23%) | Saturated Fat: 5 g (25%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8 g | Cholesterol: 27 mg (9%) | Sodium: 320 mg (13%) | Fiber: 1 g (4%) | Sugar: 2 g (2%)
The nutritional information displayed is an estimate and not to be used as dietary or nutritional advice. Consult a nutritionist or dietician for nutritional info based on the exact ingredients you use.
What an interesting crust! We had pizza for dinner but we had the garden variety crust made with 00 flour. Yours looks really good.To me, a good pesto pizza should have bold pesto flavor. I don’t want it to taste faintly of basil, garlic, Parmesan and olive oil—I want those flavors to bowl me over. The key is to spread a generous layer of pesto over the pizzas before baking, and then
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Top them with more pesto when they come out of the oven. Not only do these pizzas taste very “pesto-y, ” they also look gorgeous and feel a little more special than your typical pizza pie.
I’ve given instructions for homemade pizza dough below but don’t feel obligated to make it; store-bought pizza dough works beautifully and makes this recipe totally doable on a weeknight. Same goes for the pesto — if you want to make it from scratch, use this recipe, but store-bought works well, too (I like Mama’s pesto from Whole Foods).
In a mixer fitted with the dough hook (or a large bowl if you’d like to make it by hand), combine the flour, yeast, salt, olive oil, and water.
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Pesto Pizza With Fresh Mozzarella And Tomatoes
Cover the dough balls with a damp kitchen towel and let rest for 15 to 20 minutes — the dough will rise a bit.
Lightly dust a work surface with flour, and then pat and stretch the rested dough into two 12×8-inch rectangles. If the dough is sticky, dust it lightly with flour.
Place the two pizza doughs side-by-side on the prepared baking sheet. Then press the dough out again so that it almost touches the edges of the pan.
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Bake the pizzas on the bottom rack for 4 minutes. (I do this so the crust has time to crisp up; if you add the cheese from the get-go, it gets too brown before the crust is fully cooked.)
Remove the pan from the oven; and then top the pizzas with the mozzarella cheese, followed by the tomato slices, Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt and pepper.
I'd love to know how it turned out! Please let me know by leaving a review below. Or snap a photo and share it on Instagram; be sure to tag me @.
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