Summer Squash, Tomato, Feta & Pesto Pizza

As you may know.....pizza is my favorite food. 

I could eat it everyday.

  At Christmas I got THIS pizza maker.

(It is also on sale HERE with an extra 20% off this weekend)

We have been making pizza for dinner a few times a month since we got it! 

I have been experimenting with different pizza toppings/recipes and there have been some REALLY good ones!

Once a month I am going to share a new pizza recipe with you.

You don't need the pizza maker (you can use your oven) but I am letting you know that using this pizza maker gives your pizza an authentic pizzeria taste! 

I am planning on sharing a new pizza recipe the last Friday of each month in honor of Friday Night Pizza Night that we have every Friday night at our house :)

 

Today I am excited to share my:

Summer Squash, Tomato, Feta & Pesto Pizza

The past few weeks the zucchini, squash & cherry tomatoes have been growing like CRAZY in my garden.
I thought it would be delicious to make a pizza that had some of these fresh vegetables on it. I decided to use pesto as the sauce because I love pesto and the basil in the pesto really enhances the flavors of the veggies.

Here is what you need:

- Pizza Dough (I use pre-made dough from Safeway or Trader Joes.  I like Safeway's better because it so much easier to work with & tastes better! You can make your own dough, but when the pre-made dough is only $1.50, this is a no brainer!

- Shredded Mozzarella cheese

- Zucchini

-Squash

- Cherry Tomatoes

- Pesto 

- Crumbled Feta cheese

Slice your zuchinni & squash thinly. Cut the tomatoes in half.

I use a variety of my cherry tomatoes...sun sugar & super sweet 100. These taste like candy, they are delicious!

Directions:

If using the Pizza maker, I split the dough in half and then roll out your dough on a lightly floured surface & then I put my dough on a piece of parchment paper.  

I cook it on the parchment paper for a few minutes because then I can slide the pizza off the parchment paper without messing up the crust or making all the toppings slide off. I like cooking it without the parchment paper because then it gives the crust a pizzeria taste! If I had a pizza peel, I wouldn't need to have the parchment paper because then I would have the pizza peel to transfer the pizza to and from the pizza cooker...but I don't have one of those yet.

Add some pesto to the crust:

Sprinkle on some shredded mozzarella cheese:

Add the thin slices of the summer squash:

Add the sliced tomatoes:

Sprinkle on the crumbled feta cheese:

Bake in your pizza oven (or regular oven at 450 degrees) for 8-10 minutes 

(I bake mine on parchment paper for 5 minutes & then slide it off the parchment paper & bake it on the pizza stone)

 

 

This pizza is very "light" compared to other pizzas because of the fresh veggies:

There is SO much flavor....the feta brings out the sweetness of the tomatoes.

It is perfect to make during the summer because of all the fresh summer flavors:

It's full of flavor & I love all the colors :)

You could also use larger tomatoes instead of a cherry variety, but I like using the smaller ones because they are sweeter.

Serve this along with a nice green salad & you have a perfect summer meal!

I hope you love this pizza as much as I do!

Enjoy!

In January I shared my BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe {HERE}

In February I shared my Fig, Prosciutto & Arugula Pizza {HERE}
In March I shared my my Pesto Chicken, Sundried Tomato & Artichoke Pizza {HERE}

In April, I shared a Sweet Italian Sausage, Pepperoni & Bell Pepper Pizza {HERE} 

In May I shared my Pepperoni, Pineapple & Jalapeño Pizza {HERE} 

In June, I shared my Margherita Pizza {HERE} 

What is your favorite pizza topping?

Happy Pizza Friday & I hope you have a great weekend!