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    Potato Pesto Pizza with Vegan Basil Spinach Pesto

    Published: May 30, 2017 · Modified: Feb 14, 2018 by Richa 10 Comments

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    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with 20 min Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza Sauce Topped with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Pesto Pizza Soyfree Recipe. 

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    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Pesto Pizza Soyfree Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    Its not really pizza season with the crazy heat, but this is one delicious Pizza you want to make come sun or rain. Thin crust, loads of fresh pesto, potatoes, onions or leek, thinly sliced garlic, loads of pepper. Delicious! Bake or grill it up if you’d rather not start up the oven. This flatbread Pizza works well with sliced potato or sweet potato and onions. 

    I use my 20 Minute Pizza Crust with Spelt flour for this flatbread pizza. The dough is rolled out into thin rustic crusts to make 2 medium size pizzas. I use a quick basil spinach cashew pesto as the base. Spread the pesto, sliced potato, onion and garlic. Add other toppings such as veggie crumbles or vegan sausage or artichokes. a Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and bake to make a crisp refreshing Summery Pizza. 

    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Pesto Pizza Soyfree Recipe. | VeganRicha.com


    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with 20 min Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Vegan Pesto Pizza Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    More Pizza from the blog. 

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    • Pizza with chipotle red lentil tomato sauce and vegan ricotta , this pizza sauce also is amazing as pasta sauce
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    • Deep dish Black eyed pea Pizza
    • Berbere Chickpea Pizza with tahini garlic dressing. All you want in a wrap, on a puffy pan crust pizza.
    • Buffalo Chickpea Pizza with celery ranch dressing. Looks time intensive but really isnt.

    Shape the dough into a thin rustic shape. Spread a generous layer of pesto, Place potato slices, onion and garlic. The raw potato slices are thin enough to get cooked in the bake time. If making the pizza on a grill, use precooked potato slices. 

    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Vegan Pesto Pizza. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

    Brush olive oil, sprinkle salt and pepper and bake. 

    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Pesto Pizza Soyfree Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

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    Potato Pesto Pizza - Vegan Pesto Pizza

    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Soyfree Recipe.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time35 mins
    Total Time45 mins
    Course: Pizza
    Cuisine: Gluten-free, Vegan
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 266kcal
    Author: Vegan Richa

    Ingredients

    Pesto:

    • 1 cup (24 g) well packed Basil
    • 1 cup (30 g) loosely packed spinach
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 tbsp lemon juice
    • 3 tbsp cashews or other nuts such as walnuts pine nuts
    • water as needed
    • 1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt

    Pizza:

    • 1 recipe 20 Minute Pizza Crust with half Spelt flour and half unbleached white/all purpose
    • 1 large or 2 medium potatoes yukon or other thinly Sliced
    • 1/2 (0.5) red onion thinly sliced or use leeks
    • 2 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
    • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions

    • Make the pesto. Blend everything with 1-2 tbsp of water until the nuts are coarsely blended and the basil is well blended. Alternatively, pulse the nuts in a small blender or processor until a coarse meal, then add the rest of the ingredients and blend or process until well combined.
    • Preheat the oven to 425 deg F / 220ºc. Prep your pizza dough. I use half Whole grain Spelt and half unbleached white flour for the pizza dough. Let the dough rest near the warming oven for 10 mins. Divide into 2 balls and roll them out into 2 medium size thin crust pizzas or 1 large thin crust.
    • Spread the prepared pesto over the crust.
    • Slice the potatoes using a mandolin or a sharp knife. Layer over the pesto.
    • Layer sliced onion and garlic, Spray or brush extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle salt and generous freshly ground pepper. Add some veggie crumbles, vegan coconut bacon or other crisp toppings (optional)
    • Bake at 425 degrees F  / 220ºc for 17 to 18 mins. Add some crisp greens on top (optional). Cool for a minute. Slice and serve.

    Notes

    To make this nut-free: Use pepitas instead of cashews.
    To make this Gluten-free: Use my Gluten-free Yeast Free Crust.
    To make it on a Grill: Shape the pizza and place on a hot grill. Close the lid, and cook for 2 mins. Flip, then spread the pesto and sliced steamed/lightly cooked potato, onion and garlic and the rest of the toppings. Close and cook for 3 to 4 mins. Cooking time depends on the grill and crust thickness.
    Nutritional values based on one serving

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Potato Pesto Pizza - Vegan Pesto Pizza
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 266 Calories from Fat 135
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 15g23%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Sodium 258mg11%
    Potassium 374mg11%
    Carbohydrates 27g9%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 1020IU20%
    Vitamin C 12.9mg16%
    Calcium 50mg5%
    Iron 3.6mg20%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Easy Potato Pesto Pizza with Thin Crust. Basil Spinach Pesto makes for a refreshing Pizza base topping with thin potato slices, onion and garlic. Bake or make on the grill. Vegan Soyfree Recipe. | VeganRicha.com

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    1. tasha

      March 20, 2021 at 2:03 am

      5g protein? really? definitely going to try it

      Reply
      • Vegan Richa Support

        March 25, 2021 at 11:33 am

        right? let me know how you like it

        Reply
    2. Shawn

      October 03, 2017 at 8:19 am

      5 stars
      Love this recipe, tried it twice and both times turned out great. Very surprised to have a “no cheese” pizza taste so good. Thanks!!

      Reply
      • Richa

        October 03, 2017 at 7:07 pm

        Awesome!

        Reply
    3. Richa

      June 12, 2017 at 2:11 pm

      I understand that. Maybe add some crisp coconut bacon and arugula and it might work. or use the pesto base with other toppings of choice.

      Reply
    4. Mrs.Fancypanties

      June 12, 2017 at 2:10 pm

      4 stars
      I really enjoyed this, but my husband very much disliked it. There’s no accounting for people’s taste I guess, but I think it might have been a textural issue for him. Perhaps he would have liked it better with something like fresh arugula on top because the toppings are all kind of soft. We seriously eat your buffalo chickpea pizza at least once a week though. That is his (our) all time favorite!!

      Reply
    5. Emily

      June 02, 2017 at 4:39 pm

      5 stars
      Oh gosh. This Pizza is Amazing! I added some caramelized mushrooms on it. Perfect!

      Reply
      • Richa

        June 04, 2017 at 11:55 am

        Thanks!

        Reply
    6. Feestzaal

      May 30, 2017 at 6:55 am

      Potatoes on pizza? I have yet to try potatoes on pizza, but won’t hesitate now after seeing this. I’m trying this out this weekend for sure. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Richa

        May 31, 2017 at 10:45 am

        They work really well with the pesto and onions!

        Reply

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