Pistachio Pesto Pizza with Fresh Mozzarella and Honey.
We’re eating so much green! This totally counts.
Pistachios. Basil. Pistachios and basil combined. Tonssss of green. I feel so good about life right now.
And this is the second post in a row where I have pictures of something I grew.
Okay so maybe it’s just lavender and basil and maybe that’s so super simple, but humor me. I’ve tried (and failed) to grow basil for the last three years. And I swear it’s been more than just millennial laziness that causes the herb collapse. (I think.)
Unfortunately, I don’t have any secrets. Pretty sure it’s just growing so lushly because we live in the land of torrential rainfall right now. FUN!! Not really. This is not helping my side of the argument for getting a swimming pool.
Who cares if we can only use it, like, 13 days out of the year?
I can’t wait until I can have a massive garden and grow my own lettuce and stuff. I also can’t wait to have a bright white kitchen. And I ALSO can’t wait to go do some damage at the Nordstrom anniversary sale this weekend. Is this the best time of the year or what?
That dough with a hefty spread of pistachio pesto? It looks sort of weird but it also kind of looks like DESSERT. Maybe it reminds me of baklava. Or maybe it just reminds me of this pizza. Which I’m so desperately craving at the moment.
The universe tends to feel… off… if I don’t share a new pizza recipe every few weeks. We are still riding the thin crust train and I’d be lying if I said we don’t want to eat it every.single.freaking.day. In fact, that method is so simple that we haven’t ordered delivery or take-out pizza in weeks.
Err, that may be a lie. I haven’t ordered it. Or consumed it. Eddie ordered it when I had to go do a work thing one night. And then proceeded to eat the entire thing before I could have a slice when I got home. How rude.
I absolutely love love love this combo. Like, super love. It’s kind of like a white pizza plus, without any fresh tomato. I can totally do without fresh tomatoes, especially when pesto makes up for it. And a honey drizzle. And crunchy pistach pieces on top. (ew at “pistach.”) And fresh mozz.
Or burrata!
You should absolutely use burrata. I have a heck of a time finding the stuff but it is worth it and what the pizza I based this recipe on calls for. I’m just going to make my own. Easy?
Not sure if there is anything more “Friday” in our life that pizza, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it any other day. Or every other day. Forever! It’s worth it.
Pistachio Pesto Pizza with Honey and Fresh Mozzarella
Ingredients
dough
- 1/2 cup lukewarm water
- 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
pistachio pesto
- 1 cup shelled pistachios
- 3/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, torn
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/3 cup finely grated pecorino romano cheese
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
pizza
- 12 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into pieces
- 2 ounces pecorino romano cheese, finely grated (plus more for topping)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons crushed pistachios
- a few basil leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Place a pizza stone inside you oven on the middle rack. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. You most definitely need a pizza peel for this – or at least something to easily transfer your dough to your stone.
- In a large bowl, mix together the water, yeast and honey. Let that sit and get foamy, about 10ish minutes. During that time, I like to get out all of my pizza ingredients and measure them out – because this dough doesn’t have to rise! You want everything measured out and ready to top so you can quickly transfer the dough to the stone.
- After 10 minutes, stir the flour and salt into the yeast mixture. Stir until the dough comes together, first using a spoon and then using your hands. If the dough is REALLY sticky, use a little more flour until it becomes silky, adding 1 tablespoon of flour as needed. Flour your workspace and knead the dough a few times with your hands. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- Roll the dough out as thin as you possible can – at least 10 inches. If the dough keeps springing back, let it rest another 5 or 10 minutes. Flour your pizza peel VERY well. To transfer the thin dough to your peel, I gently and quickly fold the dough in half and then in half again, pick it up, and unfold it on the floured peel. Spread a layer of pesto on the dough. Cover with the mozzarella and romano.
- Open the oven and gently slice the pizza from the peel to the stone – I use a spatula to help if needed. Bake the pizza for 10 to 15 minutes – just keep and eye on it since the oven is so hot and stones can differ. It will be done when the crust is crispy and cheese is golden.
- Remove the pizza and drizzle with the honey. Cover with an additional romano sprinkling, the pistachios and basil leaves. Slice and serve.
pistachio pesto
- Place the pistachios, basil, mint, garlic and cheese in a food processor. Pulse and blend until the nuts are coarsely chopped, then with the processor on, stream in 1/3 cup of olive oil. Add a little more if necessary, depending on how “spreadable” you want your pesto to be. Taste the pesto and add in the salt, blending once more. This will make a little extra pesto than needed, so store it sealed tightly in the fridge for up to a week.
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41 Comments on “Pistachio Pesto Pizza with Fresh Mozzarella and Honey.”
i absolutely love your pizza combinations! we do all sorts of wacky pizzas in our house too – it is so much more fun than going the traditional route <3
Um Nordstroms Anniversary sale is what I live for. So many good deals that my husband has to hide all credit cards…….
And this pizza? Thank god its pizza night in our house because I am gonna devour this!
This looks so so delicious! I’ll have to try it soon!
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I am dying to try this recipe! Of course, I’m not sure how much pesto will actually be left to put on the pizza because I’ll probably just be grabbing a spoon!
This pizza is everything I want in life. OMG.
three cheers for growing stuff; I feel you, I’m a total plant killer. I try but I can’t keep anything alive.
Hooray for growing things. Isn’t it just so satisfying. I love it. And i love this pizza. Definitely a requirement for a Friday!
My husband would die from all the green…
A restaurant called Emily in Brooklyn, NYC makes a pizza JUST like this one and it is AMAZING! I’d love to try recreating it by using your recipe :)
I love pistachios in pesto, like way better than pine nuts. In fact, I like walnuts in pesto better than pine nuts. Maybe I’m just realize I don’t like pine nuts… I just said “nuts” a lot. This looks divine.
I need this in my life. It looks so good!
The perfect blessing in disguise!
Loving the flavor combination! Must try ASAP!
Aahhh yes! I love pesto with pizza, and I actually love to mix it with ricotta cheese and skip the mozz. Life changing. Also, I just recently discovered honey on my pizza and it’s my new jam. Especially with sriracha!
You NEED a pool. We live in the burgh too and we swam Mother’s Day weekend and every nice day this year. We swim when it’s nice at night. It’s like we take advantage of every nice day because we have a pool. So tell Eddie you need one because the weather is so crappy. Obviously.
I love the Nordy’s sale. I might have done some preordering. All Christmas gifts. And some extras I needed. It’s like back to school shopping for me.
Pizza. I might do this tonight!
One of my favorite pizzas EVER is the Pistachio Pizza at Pizzeria Stella in Philadelphia. Your pizza sounds JUST as awesome!
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Oooh, I LOVE this! That pesto! <3
You had me at pistachios and honey then sealed the deal with the rose pairing
Sunday dinner, DONE! ❤️
Hey I love your success at growing your herbs, I remember over years how you used to kill them lol, I guess having a baby really helps on taking care of basil and lavender :)
I love the way you take your greens, this flavors are so fresh, and I like the addition of honey, happy weekend!
This pizza is so great! The flavor must have been amazing!
¡Fantástico! Rica receta fácil de realizar y resultado espectacular. Gracias por compartirla.
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This looks so awesome. The combo of flavours sound amazing. I cannot wait to try it. Well done on your home growing, I have battled with basil for years and am still battling…and I refuse to give up…There is something so special about going out into your garden and getting your fresh veggies, herbs or whatever :-)
That pesto!!!!! I’m into it.
Side note, I straight murdered my herbs this year. We went out of town during a heat wave and they were wilted and DEAD when I returned. I’m pretty sure my neighbor watered them (so nice) but still dones.
Oh my goodness what a unique and beautiful combination of flavors! Perfect summer pizza :)
Burrata u is at Delaillo’s it was there when I went on July 1st. Burrata or mozzeralla both sound great on this pizza.
I made this recipe. It took WAY more than a third of a cup of oil to get remotely to the same consistency you picture. I used 3/4 of a cup, and it was still VERY thick and nutty.
Also – you mention tossing tomatoes and berries… but neither are in your recipe?
I’ve read your blog for YEARS religiously and this is the first time I’ve commented. Usually I’m not one for commenting…but when I read “ew at pistach” I totally lost it at work and started hysterically laughing (and immediately sent the paragraph to my sister)..hahah TOO FUNNY!!!
Thanks Jessica for your wonderful self!
I need this with all of the mozzarella. Loving the pistachio pesto!
This pizza looks absolutely delicious. I’m loving pesto on a pizza idea!
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I made this pesto with the tomato salad you made a few months back and I recognize the pesto recipe! Only because I’ve been making this pesto nonstop and even went so far as to THROW AWAY the store bought pesto I had just bought because I could not even. Yours is soooo much better.
I will agree with the above commenter that the 1/3 cup of oil is usually not enough to make it creamy and spreadable but that’s how I like it, so again, perfect recipe.
ON THIS LIKE WHOA. (don’t punch me)
This recipe looks fabulous and totally something I would order at a restaurant! I love the pistachio pesto and honey. What a great combinations of flavors!
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This is a BAD idea!!!
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