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Homemade Spinach Margherita Pizza
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4 people
Author: Becca // The Simply Veg
Ingredients
  • 1/2 homemade pizza dough
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup pesto
  • 1.5 cups mozzarella shredded, divided
  • 1 large tomato sliced thin
  • 1/2 cup parmesan shredded, divided
  • 2 cups spinach fresh
  • fresh black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. . Preheat your oven to 400F

  2. . Using your fingers, spread out your dough onto an oven-safe baking sheet. Let rest for 15 minutes as your oven preheats.

  3. . Mix your olive oil and garlic together, then brush this mixture on your pizza dough.

  4. . Spoon the pesto onto the dough, and use the back of a spoon to spread across the pizza dough. Leave an edge around the dough for a crust. 

  5. . Sprinkle 3/4 cup of shredded mozzarella, then layer your sliced tomato,then top with 1/4 cup shredded parmesan, then your spinach, then the remaining mozzarella. Top with fresh cracked pepper.

  6. . Bake the pizza at 400F for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.

  7. . Let cool slightly, slice with a pizza cutter, and serve warm!