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.
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Want to eat this now!!!
Want to eat this now!!!
It looks and sounds delicious.
Thanks!
Thanks!