Jamie Magazine
By Jamie Oliver
Pesto Genovese Pizza
Basil, new potatoes, mozzarella
45 mins
Not Too Tricky
makes 2
About the recipe
Topped with basil pesto, nutty new potatoes and a citrusy pea salad, this gorgeous white pizza is full of fresh flavours.
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Ingredients
1kg new potatoes
½ clove of garlic
50g basil, leaves picked and
chopped, plus extra to garnish
25g pine nuts
25g parmesan, grated
olive oil
½ batch of pizza dough
Semolina flour, for dusting
2 balls of buffalo mozzarella (250g)
A large handful of pea shoots
60g fresh peas, blanched and refreshed
½ lemon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220C/gas 7, and insert two large baking trays or a pizza stone to warm up.
- Place a large pan of salted water over a high heat and, once boiling, cook the new potatoes for 15–20 minutes, until just tender. Drain and leave to steam dry in the colander, then transfer to a bowl and lightly crush them with a fork.
- Meanwhile, make your pesto. Using a pestle and mortar or a food processor, crush the garlic with a generous pinch of salt, then add the basil leaves and grind to a paste. You may need to do this in a few stages, as it won’t all fit in one go.
- Add the pine nuts and bash well, then stir in the parmesan and 6 tablespoons of olive oil to loosen. Mix in a good pinch of pepper, and leave to one side.
- Cut the dough in half and, on a floured surface, roll out both pieces to around 5mm thick and 30cm in diameter. Dust the hot trays or pizza stone with semolina, then transfer the bases to the trays.
- Divide the pesto between the bases and spread to coat. Toss the potatoes with the rest of the olive oil, season, then scatter them on top of the pizzas. Tear up the mozzarella and poke it between the potato, then throw on a few basil leaves.
- Pop the pizzas in the oven for 15–18 minutes, or until just golden and bubbling. Dress the pea shoots and peas with a squeeze of lemon juice, scatter them over the cooked pizza, and serve.
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