We couldn’t resist with our pizza-themed giveaway not to give you a holiday pizza idea! While cookie decorating is not our forte, we may have found our niche in themed pizzas (there’s got to be a market for this somewhere!).
This pizza is a mix of everything we love on a pizza – basil pesto (frozen from this summer), spinach, red onion, and sundried tomatoes, with just a dusting of cheese. Since we were trying to get the beautiful green of the Christmas tree to shine through, we used less cheese than normal – which actually helped to highlight the flavor of the pesto. I found it surprisingly delicious, since we were honestly going more for looks with this one!
Give it a try if you’re looking for a fun holiday treat – and don’t forget to enter the giveaway to win your very own pizza stone and pizza peel to help with the process!
Click here for a chance to win!
For more pizza inspiration
Greek Pizza
Mexican Pizza
Pesto Pizza
Pizza Margherita
Roasted Red Pepper Pita Pizzas
Foods of Yesteryear: Pizza
Pesto Spinach “Christmas” Pizza
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Yield: 1 pizza
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Pin RecipeIngredients
- 1 pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pesto (frozen from summer, or store-bought)
- A few cups spinach
- A few handfuls shredded mozzarella or pizza blend cheese
- 6 to 8 sundried tomatoes, packed in oil
- 1 red onion
- Kosher salt
Instructions
- Prepare the dough using either the stand mixer or food processor methods (you also can knead by hand; follow this videoinstruction for more). Follow the preparation instructions in the dough recipe if prepared in advance.
- Place your pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F.
- Prepare the toppings: Chiffonade the spinach. Finely slice the red onion. Drain and slice the sundried tomatoes in half.
- When the oven is ready, stretch the dough into a triangle shape; use a pizza cutter if necessary to create a tree shape (use the scraps for the tree trunk). Place it on a floured pizza peel or pull the pizza stone out of the oven and carefully place the dough on it.
- Quickly assemble the pizza: Thinly spread a bit of pesto over the dough, then sprinkle on as much mozzarella cheese as you like. Top with spinach, red onion, and sundried tomatoes in an artistic pattern. Sprinkle with a bit of kosher salt.
- Bake the pizza: Transfer the pizza to the oven, and bake until the cheese and crust are nicely browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
15 Comments
Lauren @ Healthy Food For Living
December 14, 2011 at 6:49 amSo clever! We eat a LOT of homemade pizza around these parts, but I honestly never thought to form the dough into a festive shape. The combination of ingredients on this pie sounds delicious.
Skinny Fat Kid
December 14, 2011 at 10:22 amLooks so good! I too love making my own pizza but typically just shape it to my baking pan or stone…the new possibilities are endless!
Jill @ A Cook's Nook
December 14, 2011 at 1:05 pmthat’s so cute! I feel good when I don’t over knead the dough, shapes might be beyond me!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
December 14, 2011 at 6:43 pmI love pesto on pizza! This is such a fun shape. I might have to try to do this with my 6 year old next week, he would love it!
Sonja
December 16, 2011 at 9:02 amOh, that’s awesome! I would have loved this as a kid too!!
Meghan
December 15, 2011 at 9:19 amAhh! So cute! I love love love it! I’m just like a 6 yo when it comes to Christmas I guess. lol
Sonja
December 16, 2011 at 9:02 amHaha, I think I am too! The older I get the more I love it :)
Val
December 15, 2011 at 10:41 amLove this!
almostveg
January 8, 2012 at 7:01 pmThis is so cute… love your blog.
Chery
December 7, 2012 at 2:45 pmGod molto bello
Charlene from Okllahoma
June 4, 2014 at 5:01 pmOn my Pasto pizzas I spread pesto on the pizza dough..f/b cooked sliced/diced chicken, black olives and roasted garlic and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. And top it off with some fresh basil leaves..
. Soooooo! very good
Bib Popper
December 7, 2014 at 7:48 ammmmm looking tasty and fun!
Roshani Khanna
August 31, 2016 at 2:34 amDelicious!! Now you are making me hungry Sonja! the dressing sounds so good, absolutely loving this! Pinned!
Shilpa Malhotra
October 24, 2016 at 3:49 amSuch a great idea. This sounds so zesty and delicious! I cannot wait to try it out!
Riya Ahuja
January 3, 2017 at 4:57 amThis looks delicious and I need to make this recipe soon! Thanks for sharing!