A Veggie Lover’s Delight: Salad Pizza

Making pizza at home is one thing I simply don’t get sick of. While I most often make either a margherita pie or one topped with mozzarella, zucchini, spinach, and roasted peppers, I like coming up with new ways to keep pizza night interesting.

With dough sitting in my fridge on Monday, visions of a brand new pizza recipe floated through my head: salad pizza. 

This meal is the best of both worlds: whole wheat pizza dough to please the carb lover + a healthy dose of mozzarella to make it cheesy, yet it’s also a recipe packed with veggies and goodness to provide your body with lots of vitamins and nutrients. I thought of what ingredients I most often use in my salads and also had on hand at home, and I came up with lettuce, tomato, artichoke hearts, avocado, red onion, plus a touch of olive oil and balsamic glaze for an extra kick of flavor.

Once I rolled the dough out and chopped all of the veggies, I spread them evenly on the dough with some shredded mozzarella, marinara and seasonings. I popped the pie in the oven until lightly browned….

…and then topped it with a lettuce combo of spring mix greens + romaine and drizzled olive oil and balsamic glaze on top.

Even my hubby, whose a die-hard fan of the most frequent kinds of pizza in my house that I mentioned above, commented multiple times on how good this salad pizza was. Ya know why? Because it is just that tasty!

This winner of a recipe is below, and if I’ve put you in a healthy pizza kind of mood, here are a couple other fun pizza recipes I’ve blogged about before:

• White broccoli pizza
• Greek pizza
• Veggie, goat cheese & arugula pesto pizza

Salad Pizza

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Servings 8

Calories 240 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 whole wheat pizza dough either prepared or ready to roll out
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat mozzarella cheese
• 8 pieces of jarred artichoke hearts 4 servings
• 2 oz avocado about 1/2 medium sized one
• 1 medium vine ripe tomato
• 1/4 red onion
• 1/2 cup marinara sauce
• 4 cups lettuce of your choice I used a combo of spring mix and romaine
• 1 TBSP olive oil
• 1 TBSP balsamic glaze
• Mixed up salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• If you need to roll your dough out, do so with a rolling pin on a flour dusted surface. Place on pizza pan.
• Chop artichoke hearts, avocado, tomato and red onion into small pieces.
• Spread marinara sauce over dough, then top with veggies and mozzarella. Season with a touch of salt and pepper.
• Bake in the oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and place on a wooden cutting board to slightly cool.
• Roughly chop lettuce, then spread on top of pizza. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze. Add a touch more of salt and pepper if desired.
• Cut into 8 slices and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 9gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gFiber: 4g

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