Zucchini Pizza Recipe
User Reviews
4.2
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Servings
1 pizza
Zucchini Pizza Recipe
Description
This pizza starts by cutting zucchini into half moons and mixing with grated garlic and kosher salt to draw out excess water. After draining and pressing dry, the zucchini is set aside. The pizza dough is stretched out, lightly coated with olive oil and salted. Shredded mozzarella cheese is spread on the dough, then topped evenly with thinly sliced garlic, the prepared zucchini, thin lemon slices (halved and seeded), and crumbled goat cheese.
The high oven temperature of 500°F with the pizza on the lowest rack creates a crisp crust. The combination of fresh zucchini with garlic and lemon adds brightness, while goat and mozzarella cheeses provide creamy and mild flavor.
Chives sprinkled over the finished pizza contribute a fresh, oniony note. This pizza offers a light, fresh vegetable topping with a citrus twist, suitable for casual or light meals.
A tip from testing is to slice the lemon halves into thin half-moons rather than using full lemon slices to better distribute the lemon flavor across the pizza.
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini 9 ounces; ends trimmed
- 3 garlic 1 clove grated or minced, 2 cloves thinly sliced
- kosher salt
- olive oil
- 1 pizza dough ball
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 lemon small; halved; thinly sliced; seeds removed
- 4 ounces goat cheese crumbled
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chives thinly sliced
Instructions
- Cut zucchini in half lengthwise, then cut each half into half moons. In a medium bowl, toss zucchini with 1 clove grated or minced garlic and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Transfer zucchini to a mesh strainer and set over the bowl. Let drain for 30 minutes, tossing occasionally. Place zucchini in the middle of a double layer of paper towels. Bring the paper towels up around the zucchini, and gently squeeze to release excess moisture. Pat zucchini dry and set aside.
- Preheat an oven to 500°F, and set an oven rack in the lowest possible position. Lightly coat a pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Stretch pizza dough into a round large enough to fit the pizza pan. Very lightly drizzle the dough with olive oil, using your hands to evenly spread the oil around. Sprinkle dough with a small pinch of kosher salt. Top pizza evenly with grated mozzarella cheese, then evenly scatter 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves, prepared zucchini, lemon pieces and goat cheese over top. Sprinkle the surface of the pizza with a little kosher salt and then lightly drizzle with olive oil.
- Transfer pizza to the oven on the lowest rack and cook until the crust is golden brown (bottom and crust) and the cheese is nice and bubbly (9 - 11 minutes). Finish the pizza with a sprinkling of chives.
Notes
- Slicing the lemon halves into thin half-moons ensures more even lemon flavor distribution on the pizza compared to using whole lemon slices.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.2
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