BEST PIZZA EVAR (as promised)

[iesika]

White Bean, Kale, and Butternut Squash Pizza

1 batch dough (I adore this recipe and use it all the time. Usually I put seasoning in the dough, but not with this pizza).The kale needs to cook a while, so I'm not sure a pre-made crust would work.

White bean pesto sauce
 - 1/2 c white beans
 - 2 cloves garlic
 - 1/8 tsp salt
 - 2 tsp olive oil

Puree in food processor

Kale
 - 1 large bunch kale , stripped of stems and ripped in salad sized pieces (about 3-4 cups)
 - a little oil
 - 2 cloves or so garlic

Saute garlic in the oil. Once it becomes fragrant, add the kale, stir to coat, and add a tablespoon or two of water, then cover. Steam for about two minutes. Drain the kale before putting it on the pizza

Butternut squash
  - a cup or two? -ish? Cut it into slices 1/8 - 1/4 inches thick. my pieces were about an inch or two square, which was a good topping size.
 - touch of oil
 - pinch of brown sugar
Toss the squash with the oil and sugar.

Prepare dough
Spread bean pesto on dough
Spread Kale on bean pesto
Sprinkle mozzarella over kale
Arrange squash slices over mozzarella
Sprinkle parmesan over squash

Bake until crust browns and squash softens. With the dough linked above, bake at 450 for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy delicious pizza!

Next time: I will be using more bean pesto, and maybe sprinkling on some pine nuts. Mmm

ETA: I made myself hungry while typing, and had to stop and make delicious kale chips to handle the craving.

Delicous Kale Chips

- Kale (stripped of ribs and ripped into pieces)
- olive oil
- salt
- garlic powder

Toss. Bake (350 until crunchy). Stuff face.

Comments

[starherd.livejournal.com]

...so THAT'S what you use Kale for... O_O
*is now also hungry* XD

[iesika.livejournal.com]

You can also saute/steam it as shown for the pizza, only cook it a little longer, and eat it like sauteed spinach, or put it in soup, or boil it down like collard or mustard greens and dump a little hot sauce on top. I love kale. A lot. Seriously, try the chips - so easy and healthy! And delicious. I made more today. I'm trying to switch all my crunchy snacking over to kale chips and air-popped popcorn. Three pounds of kale was 98 cents at my local grocer, yesterday, so it's nice and cheap, too. (Also, excellent bento food, if you're still doing that!)