White Pizza with Parsley Pesto | Fit Healthy Recipes
White Pizza with Parsley Pesto
20 mins prepServes 8
Enhance your Margherita pizza with a zesty drizzle of parsley pesto. This white pizza is vibrant and delicious, featuring garlic oil, fresh mozzarella, and Roma tomatoes.
1: In a very small bowl, stir together 1 Tbsp olive oil and garlic powder. Let the mixture sit to infuse.
2: To make the parsley pesto, finely mince 1 packed cup of fresh parsley leaves. Add minced garlic, grated Parmesan, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
3: Add lemon juice and olive oil to create a drizzling consistency, adjusting the amounts as needed.
4: Preheat the oven to 500ºF with the rack at the top position.
5: Thinly slice tomatoes and fresh mozzarella, and stretch the pizza dough into a 14-16" disc.
6: Brush a thin layer of the garlic oil over the dough surface.
7: Arrange tomato slices evenly and top with torn mozzarella.
8: Bake in the oven for 10 minutes until the crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
9: Drizzle parsley pesto over the pizza, slice into eight pieces, and serve.