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Beet Pesto Pizza with Goat Cheese and Kale
This Beet Pesto Pizza with Goat Cheese and Kale is a decadent, healthy pizza that's packed with flavor and antioxidants.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
52 mins
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 223 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Beet Pesto
- 2 large red beets
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup walnuts 75 g
- 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 75 g
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice 30 mL
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil + 1 Tbsp for roasting 75 mL
Everything Else
- 1 pizza dough click for easy homemade recipe
- 2 cups kale
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese 200 g
- 2 oz goat cheese 60 g
Instructions
- Roast Beets: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (218 C). Trim, peel, and chop beets into 1/2 inch cubes. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil and place on aluminum foil, fashioning it into a sealed pouch. Cook for 30 minutes, or until tender.
- Beet Pesto: Puree roasted beets, garlic, walnuts, parmesan, lemon juice, and salt in a food processor. Slowly pour in 1/4 cup olive oil, blending as you pour.
- Assemble: Spread a thin layer of beet pesto over pizza dough (you may have leftover pesto). Layer on kale, sprinkle on mozzarella, then add dollops of goat cheese.
- Bake: Increase temperature to 475 degrees F (246 C). Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
223kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
20.1g
(7%)
Protein
8.8g
(18%)
Fat
13.4g
(21%)
Saturated Fat
3.1g
(16%)
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
333mg
(14%)
Potassium
140mg
(4%)
Fiber
2.2g
(9%)
Sugar
1.5g
(3%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 223
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 223kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 20.1g | 7% |
| Protein | 8.8g | 18% |
| Fat | 13.4g | 21% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.1g | 16% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 333mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 9% |
| Sugar | 1.5g | 3% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.