Place the cheese in a Cuisinart® Food Processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse a few times, then process until the cheese is finely grated; reserve.
With the machine running, add the garlic through the feed tube. Process until finely chopped. Turn the motor off, and add the nuts, basil and pepper. Process until it begins to form a paste. With the machine running, slowly add the olive oil through the feed tube. Continue to process until completely combined.
Note: this is a thick pesto meant for pizza. If you wish to use this recipe as a sauce for a pasta dish, thin it out by adding more olive oil in the last step.
This pesto also freezes very well.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 138 (87% from fat) • carb. 1g • pro. 3g
•fat 14g • sat. fat 3g • chol. 4mg • sod. 66mg
•calc. 73mg • fiber 0g
Grape Tomato
Margherita Pizza
So easy to prepare, let the kids help out with
putting on the toppings.
Makes one
cooking spray
1⁄3 recipe pizza dough
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
11⁄3 cups grape/cherry tomatoes, halved
¼cup fresh basil, torn into pieces
3ounces fresh mozzarella, torn into pieces
Preheat the Cuisinart™ Pizza Oven, fitted with the pizza stone, for 30 minutes.
Coat the pizza mesh with cooking spray.
Roll out dough into a
Bake in preheated pizza oven for about 20 minutes, until crust is nicely browned and cheese has fully melted on top.
Using the pizza peel, remove the pizza from the oven.
Cut into slices and serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 141 (39% from fat) • carb. 16mg • pro. 5g
•fat 6g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 6mg • sod. 137mg
•calc. 76mg • fiber 1g
Classic Neapolitan Pizza
Makes one
cooking spray
1⁄3 recipe pizza dough
1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
8ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced
10large basil leaves, or about 20 small leaves
¾ cup pizza sauce
Preheat the Cuisinart™ Pizza Oven, fitted with the pizza stone, for 30 minutes. Coat the pizza mesh with cooking spray.
Roll out dough into a
Lay the mozzarella evenly on the dough. Scatter the basil on top of the cheese and then finish with a layer of sauce.
Bake in preheated pizza oven for about 20 minutes, until the dough is nicely browned and the cheese is completely melted.
Using the pizza peel, remove the pizza from the oven.
Cut into slices and serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 176 (45% from fat) • carb. 16g • pro. 8g
•fat 9g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 22mg • sod. 207mg
•calc. 155mg • fiber 1g
Pizza Bianca
A favorite for all cheese lovers.
Makes one
cooking spray
1½ cups ricotta
2ounces Parmesan, grated
2medium cloves garlic, finely chopped
1pinch kosher or sea salt