RECIPES
Summer Squash Pizza With Creamy Mozzarella and Arugula
by Livestrong_Recipes | Jul 11, 2018
Photo Credit: Summer Squash Pizza With Creamy Mozzarella and Arugula
- PREP
- 30 m
- COOK
- 15 m
- TOTAL
- 45 m
On the days when farmer’s markets everywhere are loaded with zucchini and summer squash, grab a few and use them to make a pizza. That’s right – pizza!
INGREDIENTS
SERVES 4
- 1 pizza Crusts, Whole Wheat
- 1 sec Cooking Spray, Non-Stick
- 2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Salt, table
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 medium raw summer squash
- 1/2 cup Cheese, Fresh Mozzarella
- 2 cups Arugula
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
DIRECTIONS
1
Preheat oven to pizza crust recommendations.
2
Spread out pizza crust on a baking stone or baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
3
Brush one teaspoon of olive oil over crust and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4
Make one circle around the pizza with the zucchini rounds and another with the summer squash.
5
Keep circling until you run out of veggies.
6
Tear mozzarella into pieces and add to the top of the pizza.
7
Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is browning and the crust is golden.
8
Remove from the oven and top the pizza with fresh arugula, extra virgin olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.
