Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 ball pizza dough (550 grams, separated in half )
  • 1 medium zucchini (250 grams)
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • ½ cup pizza sauce (separated, homemade or commercial)
  • 2 tablespoons basil pesto (separated, homemade or commercial)
  • 60 grams mozzarella cheese (grated, separated (about ¼ cup per pizza))
  • 25 grams Asiago cheese (grated, separated (about ¼ cup per pizza))
  • basil leaves (a handful, to garnish)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 500 °F (260 °C).
  • Wash one medium zucchini under cool running water. Dry with a tea towel. No need for peeling or seeding the zucchini for this pizza recipe.
  • Trim the ends. Then, using a vegetable peeler, slice the zucchini lengthwise into one-sixteenth-inch thick slices. Sprinkle with a few pinches of kosher salt. Transfer to a colander set over a bowl. Then, gently toss the zucchini ribbons together.
  • Allow at least 30 minutes for the salt to draw out any extra moisture from the sliced zucchinis. 
  • Then, remove the zucchini slices from the colander and place them on a tea towel. Gently pat dry the top with another tea towel. You can also use paper towels.
  • Stretch the two pizza balls into a 10-12 inch circle. 
  • With a pastry brush or the back of a spoon, spread about ¼ cup of pizza sauce over the surface of each stretched-out pizza dough. 
  • Then, in a single layer, place the zucchini ribbons over the sauce slightly overlapping each other. Divide the zucchini ribbons between both pizzas. 
  • Spread the basil pesto over the surface of the zucchini ribbons.
  • For each pizza, spread about ¼ cup each of grated mozzarella cheese and Asiago cheese over the top of the basil pesto.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 450°F (230°C) and bake for about 15 minutes or until the pizza’s bottom crust is golden brown, and the sauce and cheese are bubbly. Please adjust the total time for your own stove.
  • Transfer the pizza to your cutting board and allow the pizza to rest for a few minutes before slicing it.
  • If desired, garnish with extra grated cheese and torn basil leaves.