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A delicious pesto pizza cooked sitting on a chopping board, ready to carve into slices and eat with cherry tomatoes and basil in the background for decoration.
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Pesto Pizza with Cherry Tomato and Basil Salad

Pesto pizza with cherry tomato and basil salad makes for a delicious change from a normal pizza. It's a quick to make cheats pizza ideal for when you're short on time!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 563kcal
Author Neil

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 Pizza bases shop bought
  • 1 Jar Pesto sauce
  • 200 g Mozzarella cheese grated
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 125 g cherry tomatoes chopped
  • 5 g basil leaves chopped
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 180c
  • Spread pizzas with a covering of pesto sauce then scatter the mozzarella cheese over.
  • Place pizzas directly onto an oven shelf and bake until cheese has melted.
  • Whilst pizzas are cooking mix the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, cherry tomatoes and basil together in a bowl. Season to taste.
  • Top pizzas with the cherry tomato and basil salad and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 563kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 1370mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 555IU | Vitamin C: 7.6mg | Calcium: 436mg | Iron: 5.8mg