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Butternut Squash Pizza with Arugula-Pepita Pesto

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Description

Gourmet homemade pizza made with roasted butternut squash ribbons, homemade arugula-pepita pesto, goat cheese, and a whole grain crust. You can make the pesto and the dough in your food processor, so this pizza is pretty easy to whip up! Recipe yields two pizzas.

Ingredient:

  • 3 cups lightly packed fresh arugula, tough stems removed
  • ¾ cup pepitas (green pumpkin seeds) or pecans
  • ½ to ¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to taste
  • 2 medium garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Everything else
  • 1 batch easy whole wheat pizza dough
  • 5 ounces chilled goat cheese
  • 1 small butternut squash (1 pound squash is more than plenty)
  • Garnishes: More pepitas, arugula and some red pepper flakes for sprinkling on top