Pizza with Spinach-Artichoke Sauce
with quick lemony broccoli

Name: Pizza with Spinach-Artichoke Sauce
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb Pizza dough; 1 cup Artichoke hearts; 2 oz Baby spinach; 1 clove Garlic, peeled; 2 Tbsp Olive oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black pepper; 5 Sundried tomatoes, chopped; 6 oz Mozzarella, grated; for serving Red pepper flakes; 1 1/2 lbs Broccoli, chopped; 1/2 Lemons, juice of; to taste Salt and pepper

Active: 25 min Total: 35 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

This is like our pizza take on spinach-artichoke dip. We promise you won't miss the tomato sauce at all.
Smarts: Turn this sauce into a 'pesto' by adding in some walnuts or pine nuts and toss with pasta for another take on it.

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Pizza with Spinach-Artichoke Sauce:

Pizza dough - 1 lb
Artichoke hearts - 1 cup
Baby spinach - 2 oz
Garlic - 1 clove , peeled
Olive oil - 2 Tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper - 1/4 tsp
Sundried tomatoes - 5 , chopped
Mozzarella - 6 oz , grated
Red pepper flakes - for serving

Quick Weeknight Lemony Broccoli:

Broccoli - 1 1/2 lbs , chopped
Lemons - 1/2 , juice of
Salt and pepper - to taste

Prep

Pizza dough - Cover in flour and let rest for at least 30 minutes outside of fridge before rolling out. This is tip #1 to good pizza - resting dough gives gluten time to chill out, which makes the dough much more pliable.
Make sauce - Place artichoke hearts, spinach, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper into a food processor. Pulse until thickened, and season to taste with more salt and pepper as needed. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Broccoli / Sundried tomatoes / Mozzarella - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)

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Make

Heat oven to 425F (218C) degrees and position top rack so it’s at the very top.
Brush a sheet pan with some olive oil. Using hands, stretch out pizza dough to cover sheet pan - it should be pretty easy to do if you let the dough rest. Brush dough with a bit of olive oil.
Bake dough on top rack for 3 minutes without toppings. This solo time in the oven gives the dough time to crisp up; if you put toppings on now, your crust may get soggy.
Spread the spinach-artichoke sauce over dough, cover in cheese, and sprinkle on sundried tomatoes.
Bake pizza on the top rack for 8 to 11 minutes, until cheese is bubbly.
While pizza is baking, place broccoli in a microwave-safe container. Cover with a wet paper towel and microwave for 2 ½ to 3 minutes, until broccoli is tender but still crunchy. Finish with lemon juice, plus some salt and pepper. You can also drizzle on some good olive oil (not listed in ingredient list).
Enjoy pizza hot out of the oven with red chili flakes and broccoli on the side.

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