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By anotherveganfoodblog

Carrot Top Pesto Pizza on Spelt Crust

Name: Carrot Top Pesto Pizza on Spelt Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 4 carrots sliced finely; divided; ½ Fresno chile thinly sliced and divided; Microgreens for serving; 1 ½ Tbsp active dry yeast; 1 cup warm water; 3 Tbsp olive oil; 3 ½ cups of spelt flour; 1 cup carrot tops; plus more for serving; 1 cup basil leaves; plus more for serving; ¼ cup mint leaves; plus more for serving; 1 clove of garlic peeled; 2 Tbsp walnuts; 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast; Juice from ½ lemon; ⅓ cup olive oil; plus more for drizzling; Salt and pepper to taste

11 steps

Prep:20minCook:12min

I love how fresh and healthy pizza can be and this recipe is a great example. The spelt flour crust adds whole grains to this pizza to help you increase your dietary fiber intake and keep you full longer. The carrot top pesto is fresh and is a great no-waste recipe that you can use on roasted carrots as well as this pizza. Carrot top pesto pizza is really the perfect way to lighten up your pizza night with healthy seasonal ingredients without feeling like you have sacrificed on flavor.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:49:14 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories726.1 kcal (36%)

Total Fat35.3 g (50%)

Carbs84.3 g (32%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein22 g (44%)

Sodium245.5 mg (12%)

Fiber17.4 g (62%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4carrots

sliced finely, divided

0.5Fresno chile

thinly sliced and divided

Microgreens

for serving

Spelt Pizza Crust Ingredients

1.5 Tbspactive dry yeast

1 cupwater

warm

3 Tbspolive oil

3 ½ cupsspelt flour

Carrot Top Pesto Ingredients

1 cupcarrot tops

plus more for serving

1 cupbasil leaves

plus more for serving

¼ cupmint leaves

plus more for serving

1 clovegarlic

peeled

2 Tbspwalnuts

2 Tbspnutritional yeast

0.5juice from lemon

⅓ cupolive oil

plus more for drizzling

Instructions

Step 1

To prepare the pizza dough dissolve yeast in warm water then stir in olive oil

Step 2

Place flour in a large mixing bowl and add the yeast water-oil mixture and stir until there is a uniform texture; if dough is dry add more water a Tbsp at a time

Step 3

Knead dough for about 30 seconds until smooth

Step 4

Dust dough ball with extra flour and cover with a damp towel and set aside and allow to rise for 1-2 hours until it has doubled in size

Step 5

When dough has risen preheat the oven to 450°

Step 6

Pulse pesto ingredients in a food processor until combined

Step 7

Stretch each dough ball into a 12” circle

Step 8

Top dough with half the pesto, carrots, and chiles