Pesto pizza-Erakina

Pizza is the cheesy, squeezy, mouth-watery round dish that created a revolution in food. The famous tasty pizza originated in Italy. The pizza consists of dough, vegetables, cheese, and seasoning spices. It is one of the food that could be eaten as a snack and as well as dinner. Let’s see what Pesto pizza is and its recipe.

Pesto pizza

A medium-sized Pesto pizza

The Pesto is a sauce made in Genoa, Liguria region, which is located in Northern Italy. It is a sauce that is used in many dishes like noodles, pasta, veggie dip, etc. The Pesto was invented between the 12-13th century in Liguria. Ingredients required to make a Pesto sauce are basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, Fiore Sardo cheese, and oil. Fiore Sardo is a cheese made from sheep’s milk. The word “Pesto” means Pound or crush. Likewise, the ingredients are crushed using a small mortar and wooden pestle. The basil from Liguria, fine handpicked Pine nuts, and cheese makes the Pesto a special sauce. The perfect weather conditions of Liguria to grow Basils add extra taste to the sauce. The sauce is used to make pizza that people love, and the recipe became famous by it. People make the sauce creamier by adding more cheese to it.

A bowl of Pesto sauce

To make Pesto sauce, we need to put ingredients like basil leaves, cheese, garlic, and Parmesan cheese, into a food processor. Process them and slightly add oil on the side and continue this process until it forms into a paste. The sauce is ready to use.

Pesto pizza recipe

Close angle of Pesto pizza

To make a Pesto pizza, we need the following ingredients. They are

⦁ Pizza base
⦁ Pesto sauce
⦁ Cheese
⦁ Basil leaves
⦁ Red peppers
⦁ Italian seasoning

First, we need to pre-heat the oven for 10 to 15min. Then take the pizza base, put it on a tray, and spread Pesto sauce on it. After applying the sauce:

⦁ Add some vegetables like tomato, cheese, etc.
⦁ After finishing with the toppings, add oil to the crust using a brush.
⦁ Put them in the oven for baking.

After 10 to 15 minutes or until the pizza gets golden brown color, bake them. After finishing baking, take them out and decorate by adding red peppers and seasoning powder in them. The pizza is ready for serving.

Pesto Benefits

The Italian-made Pesto consists of herbs and nuts with special nutrients that benefit humans. So let’s see some of the health benefits of Pesto.

⦁ Pesto sauce contains nutrients like proteins, carbs, fat, vitamins, etc.
⦁ Using Pesto, we can make any dish spicy and a little healthy.
⦁ They have more healthy fat content in them because of the cheese and pine nuts in the sauce.
⦁ The garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and basil are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are helpful in the prevention of cell damage in our bodies. Through this, we can fight against cancer and inflammation of cells, and helpful in preventing heart disease.
⦁ Olive oil in the sauce helps keep the blood flow properly and cleans debris from arteries. It is also helpful in reducing blood glucose levels and helps in diabetes.
⦁ Pesto sauce consists of unsaturated fats, which help lower bad cholesterol in our bodies and does help in reducing cholesterol levels in our bodies.

These are some of the health benefits of Pesto sauce that we can get from it. But some people should consider a doctor’s opinion before trying Pesto because of allergies. Pine nuts and parmesan cheese are allergic to some people. So people tying Pesto pizza or Pesto sauce are advised to take in small amounts.

Pesto sauce should be stored in an air-tight container and should be refrigerated. These are some facts about Pesto pizza and the health benefits that it offers people. So let’s have a tasty, spicy, and healthy Italian-made Pesto pizza and give ourselves a treat.

Mukesh Kumar U M
Date: 02/06/2022