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    Veggie Garden Pesto Pizza

    Published: Aug 20, 2021 · Modified: Oct 17, 2021 by Emily · This post may contain affiliate links · 38 Comments

    This Veggie Garden Pizza Pesto recipe is the perfect summer or early fall recipe to use up those garden vegetables or to take advantage of the farmer's market. There is a homemade pesto sauce and it's topped with arugula for a fresh, healthy, and delicious pizza.

    garden veggie pesto pizza on a pizza peel
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    This Veggie Garden Pesto Pizza is inspired by one of my favorite restaurants I used to frequent when I lived in San Francisco called Park Chow. It's no longer in business, but I've tried to recreate my favorite pizza and I think I got pretty close.

    This pizza has fresh heirloom tomatoes, fresh corn, homemade pesto, fresh mozzarella cheese and is topped with fresh arugula. That's a lot of fresh ingredients! If you are looking for a way to use up your summer and early fall vegetables from your garden or just love veggies in general, this is the pizza for you!

    If you love making homemade pizza, check out my Fig and Prosciutto Pizza recipe!

    arugula pesto veggie pizza

    Ingredients Needed to Make Veggie Garden Pesto Pizza

    All of the ingredients for this pizza are either fresh produce or made from scratch. But, if you don't want to make everything from scratch, you can use store-bought pizza crust and/or pesto.

    The veggies I love on this pizza are heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, and arugula. This pizza tastes like summer!

    You will also need cheese, of course. I used a pre-sliced fresh mozzarella. Fresh mozzarella is always a good idea on pizza, but you can use whatever cheese you love or have on hand.

    garden veggie pesto pizza ingredients

    What are Heirloom Tomatoes?

    According to Bon Appetit, "The seeds are what make an heirloom tomato an heirloom tomato. They are passed down from season to season, taken by the farmers from the tomato plants that produced the best fruit. This process allows farmers to select for certain desirable traits like juiciness, size, shape, or color. Heirloom tomatoes are also often open-pollinated, which means that they are pollinated naturally, by birds, insects, wind, or human hands. No weird science-y genetic modification here."

    Although heirloom tomatoes can look a little strange in shape and color, they taste unbelievable and have so much more flavor than your typical grocery store tomato, in my opinion. Since heirloom tomatoes have become much more popular over the years, you can find them in most grocery stores in the summer and early fall.

    heirloom tomatoes in a bowl
    Heirloom tomatoes from my garden!

    Tools for Making Pizza at Home

    A pizza stone is a must-have for making pizza at home. When you preheat the stone, it helps achieve a crispy crust. Having a pizza peel to move the pizza to and from the oven is also helpful and makes pizza baking safe...that stone gets hot! This set from Cuisinart has all of your pizza baking needs all in one!

    Tips for Making the Best Homemade Pesto Pizza

    • I like to bake my homemade crust for 3-4 minutes before adding the toppings. This helps prevent a soggy middle, especially when using fresh tomatoes, and it also makes it easier to move the crust after topping.
    • For an extra layer of flavor, coat the fresh arugula with a light coat of olive oil before placing it on top of the baked pizza.
    • Use a pizza peel for an easy and safe way to place the crust on the pizza stone and remove it as well.
    • No pizza stone? Use a large baking sheet or pizza baking pan. There is no need to preheat the pan and make sure to adjust bake time as needed.
    heirloom tomato, corn and arugula pizza

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    garden veggie pesto pizza on a pizza peel

    Veggie Garden Pesto Pizza

    This Veggie Garden Pizza with Pesto uses all fresh ingredients and is loaded with summer vegetables!
    5 from 20 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Prep Time: 17 minutes
    Cook Time: 13 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Servings: 1 12" pizza
    Calories: 198kcal
    Author: EmilyFabulous

    Equipment

    • pizza stone or pizza pan
    • Rolling Pin

    Ingredients

    • 1 pizza crust homemade or store-bought
    • 4 tablespoons pesto homemade or store-bought
    • 6 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (I used pre-sliced)
    • 2 medium heirloom tomatoes, sliced
    • 1 cob fresh sweet corn, remove from the cob
    • 1 ounce fresh arugula a little over a cup

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven and pizza stone at 500°F. Roll out the pizza dough to a 12" round (if you made my homemade crust, this will be half of the dough). Once the oven is preheated, place the rolled-out crust in the oven and bake for 3-4 minutes and remove it from the oven. This step is optional, but I find that it creates a crispier crust and prevents a soggy bottom from the heavy ingredients.
      pizza crust after blind bake
    • Spread on a layer of pesto then add the cheese, tomato slices, and corn. Bake for an additional 11-13 minutes until the cheese is melted and the crust is brown around the edges.
      garden veggie pizza before baking
    • Remove the pizza from the oven and place the arugula on top. Enjoy immediately!
      arugula pesto veggie pizza

    Notes

    • I like to bake my homemade crust for 3-4 minutes before adding the toppings. This helps prevent a soggy middle, especially when using fresh tomatoes, and it also makes it easier to move the crust after topping.
    • For an extra layer of flavor, coat the fresh arugula with a light coat of olive oil before placing it on top of the baked pizza.
    • Use a pizza peel for an easy and safe way to place the crust on the pizza stone and remove it as well.
    • No pizza stone? Use a large baking sheet or pizza baking pan. There is no need to preheat the pan and make sure to adjust bake time as needed.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1slice | Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.5g | Protein: 9.6g | Fat: 8.3g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 606mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 0.9g | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg

    Any nutrition calculations are only estimates using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.

    veggie garden pizza with fresh arugula on top

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Cindy Mom the Lunch Lady says

      September 13, 2021 at 1:40 am

      5 stars
      My daughter would love this pizza. She isn't a fan of tomato based sauces so pesto is the perfect alternative.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 13, 2021 at 2:31 am

        Well, then you definitely need to try this one.😁

        Reply
    2. Mama Maggie's Kitchen says

      September 12, 2021 at 7:40 am

      5 stars
      This looks so so good. My husband will love this dish.

      Reply
    3. Sam says

      September 12, 2021 at 3:01 am

      5 stars
      I LOVE pizza, especially homemade kinds! This is perfect!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 12, 2021 at 3:19 am

        I agree homemade pizza is the best! Enjoy!!

        Reply
    4. Michael DiMaggio says

      September 12, 2021 at 12:38 am

      5 stars
      I love pesto so much and this was amazing! Perfect for our Friday pizza night!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 12, 2021 at 2:55 am

        I'm so glad you liked it, Michael! Pesto is the best on pizza!

        Reply
    5. Elizabeth Swoish says

      September 12, 2021 at 12:21 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely fresh and delicious. Highly recommend.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 12, 2021 at 2:55 am

        Thanks, Elizabeth!

        Reply
    6. Luca says

      September 11, 2021 at 8:30 pm

      5 stars
      Pesto on pizza is a great flavor and using the one homemade is so much better for the taste! I love also vegetables on pizza!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 12, 2021 at 2:56 am

        Sounds like this pizza was made for you! Thanks for trying it out.😁

        Reply
    7. Amanda Dixon says

      September 10, 2021 at 11:59 pm

      5 stars
      This was such a great way to use those end-of-summer vegetables! They were especially delicious with the pesto.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 11, 2021 at 12:27 am

        I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks, Amanda!

        Reply
    8. Linda says

      September 10, 2021 at 11:34 pm

      5 stars
      Love the addition of pesto in this pizza. So refreshing and flavorful

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 11, 2021 at 12:26 am

        Pesto and pizza just go together, right? Thanks for checking it out.

        Reply
    9. serena says

      September 10, 2021 at 8:27 pm

      5 stars
      Such a great way to use those fall veggies.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 11, 2021 at 12:26 am

        Yes! Use up veggies and have pizza...what could be better?? 😉

        Reply
    10. Jessica Stroup says

      September 10, 2021 at 6:59 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious! So fresh and yummy.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 11, 2021 at 12:25 am

        I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for trying it out.

        Reply
    11. Will says

      September 10, 2021 at 5:20 pm

      5 stars
      Trying this next pizza night!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 11, 2021 at 12:25 am

        That's great to hear, I know you are gonna love it!

        Reply
    12. Kayla DiMaggio says

      September 10, 2021 at 3:42 pm

      5 stars
      I love that I was able to get all of this at the farmer's market! So delicious! We always eat pizzas on Fridays so I am making this again tonight!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:27 pm

        Farmer's markets are the BEST! Happy Pizza night!!

        Reply
    13. Dannii says

      September 10, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      5 stars
      What a vibrant and delicious pizza. Definitely one to try for our next pizza night.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:27 pm

        I hope everyone loves it for pizza night 😁

        Reply
    14. Shadi Hasanzadenemati says

      September 10, 2021 at 3:08 pm

      5 stars
      This was amazing and such a treat! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:26 pm

        Thanks, Shandi! I love to hear that.

        Reply
    15. Marlynn says

      September 10, 2021 at 3:06 pm

      5 stars
      This is such a yummy pizza for family pizza night at our house! Love the sweet corn and arugula together.

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:26 pm

        There are a lot of different flavors going on in this pizza but they just seem to work together. I'm glad you and your family liked it.

        Reply
    16. Nora says

      September 10, 2021 at 6:18 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe! So healthy and delicious!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:25 pm

        Thanks, Nora!

        Reply
    17. Kylie says

      September 10, 2021 at 4:55 am

      5 stars
      The perfect weeknight pizza!

      Reply
    18. Tatiana says

      September 10, 2021 at 4:33 am

      5 stars
      Arugula on top of pizza adds so much flavor, crunch and actual vitamins. I can eat it all day!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:25 pm

        Isn't it great when you find something delicious AND nutritious?? Enjoy!

        Reply
    19. Jean says

      September 10, 2021 at 4:32 am

      5 stars
      delicious vegetable pizza and I like the use of pesto, have to try!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 4:24 pm

        Pesto and veggies are magical together. I hope you get a chance to try it!

        Reply
    20. Amy says

      September 10, 2021 at 2:54 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe! Love the use of pesto!

      Reply
      • Emily says

        September 10, 2021 at 3:34 am

        Thanks, Amy!

        Reply

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