Greens on Green Pizza
Cali'flour Foods pizza crust, topped with a Vegan Basil Pumpkin Seed Pesto, sautéed kale and chickpeas, feta, goat cheese and lots of seasonings, this Greens on Green pizza comes together in no time and is out of this world! Inspired by and adapted from Urban Kitchen Apothecary. The Basil Pumpkin Seed Pesto is Urban Kitchen Apothecary's recipe and is amazing!
Ingredients
Vegan Basil-Pumpkin Seed Pesto (recipe from Urban Kitchen Apothecary)
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1/3 cup pepitas pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- pinch of sea salt + black pepper
Toppings
- 1 container chopped kale or 1 bunch kale chopped
- Approximately 1 cup chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp crush red pepper or to taste (Optional but recommended)
- Approximately 1/4 cup goat cheese or to taste (or a dairy free alternative)
- Approximately 1/4 cup crumbled feta or to taste (or a dairy free alternative)
- Heaping 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- Heaping 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- Salt to taste
- Micro greens Optional for garnish, I didn't add them this time
1 Cali'flour Foods Pizza Crust
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Instructions
Prepare Cali'flour Foods Pizza Crust according to package and set aside.
Pesto
- Blend all the pesto ingredients together using a food processor or blender.
- Note: I didn't have any trouble blending it in a blender but if too thick or difficult to blend add an additional 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- Set aside
Kale & Chickpeas
- Heat olive oil in a saute pan, add crushed pepper if desired and stir approximately 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add chickpeas and saute for approx 5-7 minutes or until just starting to brown
- Add kale and saute until just wilted
- Set aside.
Pizza Assembly
- Spoon Pesto over pizza crust leaving a 1/4 in edge
- Top with Kale and chickpea mixture
- Top with cheeses
- Bake at 425F for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Top with sesame seed, fennel, salt to taste
- Garnish with micro greens if desired.
- Enjoy!
