Pesto Deluxe Pizza
Gourmet Pizzas · Easy

Pesto Deluxe Pizza

Vibrant green pesto base, cherry tomatoes, burrata, toasted pine nuts, and extra basil. The greenest, most aromatic pizza you'll ever eat.

20 minPrep
12 minBake
EasyDifficulty
2Serves
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Pesto Deluxe Pizza
Pesto Deluxe Pizza — real recipe image for the finished recipe.

Why this works

Vibrant green pesto base, cherry tomatoes, burrata, toasted pine nuts, and extra basil. The greenest, most aromatic pizza you'll ever eat.

Ingredients

  • Pizza dough250g
  • Basil pesto (homemade ideally)90g
  • Mozzarella100g
  • Cherry tomatoes (halved)120g
  • Fresh burrata1 (125g)
  • Pine nuts (toasted)25g
  • Fresh basillarge handful
  • Olive oil15ml
  • Lemon zest1 lemon

Method

  1. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan until golden. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 265°C.
  3. Stretch dough. Spread pesto generously.
  4. Add mozzarella, cherry tomatoes.
  5. Bake 11–13 minutes.
  6. Place burrata on center, scatter pine nuts, add loads of fresh basil.
  7. Finish with lemon zest and olive oil drizzle.