Spring Harvest Pizza
A delicious pizza made with spring produce. Endlessly customizable. Throw some cheese on top, and you've got your spring harvest pizza. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer’s market.
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Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Oven
Ingredients
Pizza
- ½ lb pizza crust homemade or store bought
- ⅓ cup pesto
- ⅓ cup sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ lb asparagus* sliced in half length-wise
- ¼ cup green garlic* chopped
- 2 cups kale* chopped
- 8 oz mozzarella fresh, torn
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° and grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
- Roll out the pizza dough to ¼-inch thickness and transfer to the greased baking sheet. Spread pesto over the dough, leaving a 1-inch border for the crust. Layer on the sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, green garlic, and kale. Top with torn mozzarella.
- Bake until the crust is golden and the mozzarella is melted and starting to brown.
- While pizza is baking, in a large bowl mix vinegar, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, and a pinch each of salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Add the arugula and toss to coat.
- When the pizza comes out of the oven, top with the salad. Slice and serve immediately.
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Notes
Adapted from Half Baked Harvest
Want to add to the local flavor? Check out some of our favorite pesto recipes to take this pizza over the top!
Nutrition
Calories: 550kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 24gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 904mgPotassium: 786mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 5144IUVitamin C: 67mgCalcium: 500mgIron: 5mg
