Zucchini Flower and Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza with Basil Pesto Recipe

Impress guests with the gourmet toppings of this delicious pizza. Perfect for large gatherings over the summer, its sure to be a crowd-favourite. Packed full of flavour and fresh ingredients, this recipe includes homemade pizza dough for that extra personal touch.

Read on for the full recipe—part of our Summer Entertaining recipe series, featuring recipes perfect for enjoying the outdoors all summer long.

Prep Time: 15 minutes (+ proofing time)

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

⅓ cup tomato pizza sauce

2 fresh buffalo mozzarella balls, drained and at room temperature

2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

10 zucchini flowers

¼ cup basil pesto

Red garnet amaranth microgreens, to serve

½ cup basil leaves, to serve

½ tsp flaked salt, to serve

Pizza Dough

7g (1 sachet) dried yeast

450g 00 flour

1 tbs extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp flaked salt

Method for Zucchini Flower and Buffalo Mozzarella Pizza with Basil Pesto

1. To make the pizza dough, combine yeast with 280ml of lukewarm water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook and stand for 5 minutes or until foamy.

2. Add flour, oil and salt, and knead for 5 minutes or until a smooth, elastic dough has formed. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside until the dough has doubled in size (about 30-40 minutes).

3. Preheat the oven to 240°C fan-forced. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to form a 40cm x 20cm oval. Place on a large tray lined with baking paper and cover loosely with a tea towel. Leave for 10 minutes to rise.

4. Spread pizza sauce over base, leaving a 2cm border. Top with 1 mozzarella ball (torn) and drizzle with oil. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until mozzarella has melted.

5. Sprinkle with zucchini flowers and bake for a further 2-3 minutes or until just cooked.

6. Remove from the oven and top with the remaining mozzarella ball (torn), pesto, red garnet amaranth microgreens, basil and salt.

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