Spring Vegetable and Almond Pizza

By: Sally James


  • Yield:

    1 large pizza, 8 slices

  • Course:

    Lunch



Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup almonds, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 8-10 mint leaves
  • 1 large uncooked pizza dough
  • 1 green zucchini, finely sliced lengthwise
  • 1 yellow squash, finely sliced lengthwise
  • 1 red pepper, finely sliced
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled goat or feta cheese

Directions

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Place half the chopped almonds in a blender or coffee grinder, add the oil, lemon juice and mint and process until smooth.
  3. Brush pizza base with olive oil and arrange sliced vegetables over top. Scatter with the goat cheese and reserved almonds. Bake on a pizza crisper for 10-15 minutes or until crust is golden and nuts are browned.
  4. Serve drizzled with the almond-mint dressing.