Shrimp Pesto Pizza

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaf
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 ounces pine nuts
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb basic pizza dough
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 -2 roma tomato, sliced into 1/8 inch rounds
• 6 kalamata olives, pitted, sliced into sixths
• 6 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained, cut into strips
• 12 medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, cut in half lengthwise

Recipe

• 1 pesto:.
• 2 combine basil, olive oil, pine nuts and garlic in food processor with steel knife attachment; process at high speed; stop frequently to scrape down sides of bowl, till contents are well blended.
• 3 transfer to small bowl and blend in cheese by hand.
• 4 when thoroughly blended, cover closely with clear plastic wrap and set aside in refrigerator (allow to come to room temperature before assembling pizza).
• 5 to make pizza:.
• 6 preheat oven to 425.
• 7 prepare dough.
• 8 use the back of a spoon to spread pesto evenly over the surface of the prepared dough, within the rim.
• 9 cover the pesto with all but 1/2 cup of the cheese.
• 10 place tomato slices over the cheese, evenly spaced, about 1 inch apart.
• 11 distribute sun dried tomato strips and olive slices over the tomatoes.
• 12 sprinkle an additional 1/2 cup of cheese over the other ingredients. place shrimp halves, skin side up over the top of the pizza.
• 13 transfer the pizza to the preheated oven; bake till crust is crisp and golden and cheese is bubbly in center, about 15 minutes.
• 14 the shrimp should be opaque and cooked through.