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Zucchini Flower Pizza
5 from 9 votes

Zucchini Flower Pizza

This pizza is so yummy in the summer and it's a fun and pretty way to use zucchini and it's flowers. This pizza is also tasty at room temperature so it's a great dish to bring on a picnic.  This is a quick yeast dough recipe that gets rave reviews everytime!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 445 kcal
Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

Dough
  • 2 teaspoon yeast traditional
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 1 ½ c water warm
  • 3 c flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil To coat bowl and drizzle over
Pizza Toppings
  • 1 c zucchini one small or medium zucchini, sliced in thin rounds
  • ¼ c tomato sauce or pizza sauce, seasoned with salt if needed
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • salt optional, dried basil or oregano to taste
  • 2 c cheddar cheese or mozzarella, shredded
  • 6 zucchini blossoms torn into large pieces
  • basil optional, fresh leaves

Instructions

Pizza Dough
    Cup of Yum
  1. Turn your oven on the warm setting and let preheat.  Into a large bowl or stand mixer bowl, add yeast and sugar.  Then add warm water.  (This should be quite warm but not hot so you don't kill the yeast) Stir and let sit for 10 minutes to get foamy (activate) while you assemble other ingredients.
  2. In large measuring cup add flour and salt and stir to combine well and then pour into wet ingredients.
  3. Stir together or turn mixer with paddle attachment on low until it comes into a ball. Continue to knead in mixer or by hand for about 5 minutes. Lightly oil bowl with the olive oil and drizzle remaining oil on top.  Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap (leave air escape hole) or a clean tea towel.  Turn off your oven and pop the dough inside to rise.  Once it's doubled in size (approx 1 hour) take it out, preheat oven to 500' F and form it into 1 large or 2 small pizzas on a cookie sheet or pizza pan lined with parchement or dusted with flour or cornmeal.
Topping and Baking
  1. Once your pizza dough is pressed out into the size you like, stir minced garlic into tomato sauce and season to taste with salt, pepper or other dried herbs like oregano or basil.Spread sauce evenly over pizza, leaving ½" around the edges bare. Next evenly place slices of zucchini and half the torn flowers, then top evenly with cheese.Put your pizza in the oven and bake 12-15 min.  Once it's bubbly and lightly browned, it's done.  Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with remaining zucchini flowers letting them cook slighty in the residual heat. Then sprinkle basil leaves over if using.Take it out and slide it onto cooling racks for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Notes

  • When spreading your cheese, make sure it touches the edges of the crust past the sauce so it stays in place once cooked instead of sliding off when being cut or eaten. 
  • When spreading your cheese, make sure it touches the edges of the crust past the sauce so it stays in place once cooked instead of sliding off when being cut or eaten. 
  • Lining your baking sheet with parchment paper makes for no mess and pizza that will slide off the tray easily.  
  • Lining your baking sheet with parchment paper makes for no mess and pizza that will slide off the tray easily.  
  • Easily change up this recipe by swapping zucchini for anchovies or prosciutto.
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Nutrition Information

Calories 445kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 52g (17%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 38mg (13%) Sodium 662mg (28%) Potassium 207mg (4%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 450IU (9%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 285mg (29%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 445

% Daily Value*

Calories 445kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 52g 17%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 38mg 13%
Sodium 662mg 28%
Potassium 207mg 4%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 450IU 9%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 285mg 29%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.