Last weekend I went crazy! Something hit me! I cooked all morning on Saturday! Literally. I made potato salad, peach blueberry cobbler, broccoli salad, and an amazing shrimp pesto pizza. Matt was loving my new hobby!! We had a great time eating all of the wonderful food.
The pizza was SO yummy!!!
Roman ate 3 whole pieces! The whole family loved the pizza. Little Captain was waiting patiently for a piece to fall on the floor!
Here's the recipe...Shrimp and Spinach Pesto Pizza
1 14-inch store-bought pizza shell or homemade pizza dough
1 recipe for roasted shrimp (below)
1/4 cup spinach pesto (recipe below)
4 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
If you're using a store-bought pizza shell, skip step 3. There's no need to pre-bake the dough.
Step 1. Prepare the roasted shrimp (recipe below).
Step 2. Prepare the spinach pesto (recipe below).
Step 3. Prepare the pizza dough: If you're using homemade pizza dough or uncooked pizza dough from a store, place a pizza stone, pizza pan or an empty rimless cookie sheet in the oven and preheat it to 475 degrees F. Allow the empty pizza stone, pizza pan or cookie sheet to stay in the oven a good 20-30 minutes while you're preparing the dough. It is this preheating that makes the crust taste crispy on the outside, yet chewy on the inside, like pizza from a brick oven.
Roll the dough out onto a cutting board or silicone mat sprinkled with cornmeal. Press or roll the dough into a 14-inch round (or whatever shape you like -- it doesn't really matter). Brush the dough with 1 Tbsp. of olive oil. Using a pizza peel or silicone mat, slide the dough onto your preheated pizza stone, pizza pan or cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Remove the dough from the oven.
Step 4. Spread the spinach pesto sauce evenly over the homemade pizza dough or pizza shell, leaving a 3/4-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle the roasted shrimp evenly over the pesto sauce, then top with the goat cheese. Return to the oven and bake 2 more minutes, just until the cheese melts. Do not over bake or the shrimp will become rubbery. Remove immediately and serve.
1 14-inch store-bought pizza shell or homemade pizza dough
1 recipe for roasted shrimp (below)
1/4 cup spinach pesto (recipe below)
4 oz. goat cheese, crumbled
If you're using a store-bought pizza shell, skip step 3. There's no need to pre-bake the dough.
Step 1. Prepare the roasted shrimp (recipe below).
Step 2. Prepare the spinach pesto (recipe below).
Step 3. Prepare the pizza dough: If you're using homemade pizza dough or uncooked pizza dough from a store, place a pizza stone, pizza pan or an empty rimless cookie sheet in the oven and preheat it to 475 degrees F. Allow the empty pizza stone, pizza pan or cookie sheet to stay in the oven a good 20-30 minutes while you're preparing the dough. It is this preheating that makes the crust taste crispy on the outside, yet chewy on the inside, like pizza from a brick oven.
Roll the dough out onto a cutting board or silicone mat sprinkled with cornmeal. Press or roll the dough into a 14-inch round (or whatever shape you like -- it doesn't really matter). Brush the dough with 1 Tbsp. of olive oil. Using a pizza peel or silicone mat, slide the dough onto your preheated pizza stone, pizza pan or cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Remove the dough from the oven.
Step 4. Spread the spinach pesto sauce evenly over the homemade pizza dough or pizza shell, leaving a 3/4-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle the roasted shrimp evenly over the pesto sauce, then top with the goat cheese. Return to the oven and bake 2 more minutes, just until the cheese melts. Do not over bake or the shrimp will become rubbery. Remove immediately and serve.
To make the Roasted Shrimp:
1 lb. large raw shrimp, peeled and deviled
1 tsp. olive oil
kosher salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place shrimp on a jelly roll pan and sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Turn to make sure shrimp are well coated. Spread out in a single layer and roast exactly 5 minutes -- no more! Set a timer. This will avoid overcooking the shrimp. Remove from the oven and set aside. Increase the oven temperature to 475 degrees F to cook the pizza.
1 lb. large raw shrimp, peeled and deviled
1 tsp. olive oil
kosher salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place shrimp on a jelly roll pan and sprinkle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Turn to make sure shrimp are well coated. Spread out in a single layer and roast exactly 5 minutes -- no more! Set a timer. This will avoid overcooking the shrimp. Remove from the oven and set aside. Increase the oven temperature to 475 degrees F to cook the pizza.
To make the Spinach Pesto:
2 cups fresh spinach (tightly packed)
3 cloves garlic
2 oz. Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup olive oil
Place the spinach, garlic, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse several times, until the mixture starts to become uniform. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until smooth.
2 cups fresh spinach (tightly packed)
3 cloves garlic
2 oz. Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup olive oil
Place the spinach, garlic, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse several times, until the mixture starts to become uniform. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until smooth.
1 comment:
Ummm, is that Roman sitting at the table like a big boy?! The pizza sounds yummy!!
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