Spring Vegetable And Pesto Pizza Recipe

This spring vegetable and pesto pizza recipe takes advantage of the season's harvest with toppings like asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms, and summer squash.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups bread flour, plus additional for stretching the dough
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup basil pesto
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
• 1/2 small summer squash, thinly sliced
• 5 asparagus stalks, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 8 ounces burrata cheese
• 1 small bunch fresh basil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1In a measuring cup, stir to combine ⅔ cup warm water with the yeast and sugar. Cover and set aside for 5 minutes or until foamy.
2. 2In a medium bowl, stir to combine bread flour and salt.
3. 3Add yeast mixture and olive oil to the flour and stir to form a shaggy dough.
4. 4Cover and set aside for 15 minutes.
5. 5Using wet hands, pull the dough upward and fold it back onto itself.
6. 6Repeat 3 more times, pulling and folding the dough, rotating the bowl as you go.
7. 7Cover and set aside 15 minutes, then repeat this process (stretching and resting) 2 more times.
8. 8Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature for 1 hour, or in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
9. 9Preheat the oven to 500 F or 550 F.
10. 10Dust a clean surface with flour.
11. 11Place the pizza dough on the floured surface, and use your fingertips to dimple around the edges to form a crust.
12. 12Use your hands to stretch the center of the dough to form a 12-inch round or square shape.
13. 13Transfer dough to a baking sheet sprinkled with flour.
14. 14Top dough evenly with mozzarella, leaving the crust uncovered.
15. 15Top with dollops of pesto.
16. 16Top the pizza with garlic, mushrooms, zucchini, squash, and asparagus.
17. 17Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
18. 18Bake in the preheated oven for 7-9 minutes, or until the crust is browned and the cheese is bubbly.
19. 19Top the pizza evenly with torn pieces of burrata. Sprinkle with basil leaves and serve immediately.