Pizza with Beet Sauce
 
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Recipe type: Pizza
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 medium pizza crust
  • 1 large beet
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • ½ medium red onion
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 bunch basil
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • zest of 1-2 lemons
  • ½ cup artichoke hearts (we used grilled)
  • 2 oz goat cheese
  • 2 oz parmegiano reggiano
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400*
  2. Clean and cube beet and onion
  3. Toss beet, onion, and garlic in a drizzle of olive oil and roast for one hour
  4. Mix beet, onion, garlic, basil, olive oil, and pine nuts in a food processor or blender until smooth
  5. Spread beet sauce onto pizza crust and sprinkle generously with lemon zest
  6. Top the pizza with artichoke hearts, goat cheese, and parmegiano reggiano and bake for 10 minutes (also at 400*)
  7. Remove from oven and let pizza rest for 1-2 minutes. Serve topped with baby arugula and balsamic glaze.
Recipe by Disturing the Peas at http://www.disturbingthepeas.com/pizza-with-beet-sauce/