Peaches are great for dessert, but on this peach and pesto pizza, they're fantastic. The crust is covered in a delicious, garlicky basil pesto, two kinds of vegan cheese, and then it's baked until the peaches are slightly roasted and topped with a balsamic glaze. You get a crunchy crust, cool basil, cheesiness, sweet slices of peach, and a tart drizzle of balsamic glaze in every bite.
Peach and Pesto Pizza With Balsamic Glaze [Vegan]
Serves
8
Cooking Time
20
Ingredients
For the Pesto:
- 1 cup cashews
- 2 cups fresh basil
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup vegan Parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon water, or as needed for thinning
- 2 cup arugula
For the Pizza:
- 1 pre-made pizza dough
- Olive oil, for coating
- 4 fresh peaches, thinly sliced
- A handful of fresh spinach, chopped
- 1 cup heirloom tomatoes
- 10 ounces vegan mozzarella cheese or homemade vegan mozzarella
- 1/2 cup vegan Parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast
For the Toppings:
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup Frisée lettuce
- 2 cups arugula
- Black pepper
- 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
- 3/4 cup basil, sliced
For the Balsamic Glaze:
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette
- 2 teaspoon sugar
Preparation
To Make the Pesto:
- Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth.Taste and adjust and set aside.
To Make the Balsamic Glaze:
- In a small pan over medium heat, add the ingredients, stir to dissolve the sugar, and cook for 5-7 minutes until it thickens
To Make the Pizza:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Roll out the pizza dough to a 12-inch thin circle. Transfer to a pizza pan. Coat the edges with olive oil. Flash bake the dough for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove, spread the pesto generously all over the pizza. Add the grated vegan parmesan and mozzarella. Add chopped peaches and tomatoes, then top with additional cheese and bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are nicely browned. Remove from heat, let cool, top with arugula, Frisée, sliced basil, avocado, and balsamic glaze.
Want to eat this now!!!
Want to eat this now!!!
It looks and sounds delicious.
Thanks!
Thanks!