Squash Blossom Pizza
If you find squash blossoms at a farmers market you’re in luck. They’re deliciously edible and simple to prepare in a Squash Blossom Pizza.
Servings: 6
Calories: 199kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Gluten Free Pizza Dough or AIP friendly pizza dough
- 12 Squash Blossoms rinsed, stems removed, and sliced in half lengthwise
- 4 Garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Oregano chopped
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (AIP Reintroduction, optional)
- 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Fresh Parsley chopped
- 2 cups Mozzarella shredded (AIP Reintroduction or AIP friendly substitute)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface. It can be round or a rectangle depending upon your pizza pan.
- Place rolled out dough on a baking sheet.
- In a small saucepan, add olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme and red pepper flakes.
- Cook over low heat for about 3 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
- Place the olive oil mixture on the prepared crust.
- Then top with squash blossoms, mozzarella and then a handful of parsley on the dough.
- Transfer the pizza to the oven and bake until the cheese has melted, and the crust is golden, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating the pizza occasionally to ensure even browning.
- Transfer the pizza to a cutting board, cut into slices and then serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 449IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 1mg