Beet Pizza

Ingredients: 

1 bunch of kale or Swiss chard,

1 bunch of leeks,

1 tbsp of butter

2 medium beets,

3 tbsp homemade pesto,

¾ cup of feta cheese,

1 cup of grated fontina or mozzarella

Milled pepper,

1 large homemade pizza dough,

Instructions:  Preheat the oven to 450 F.

1.     Make pizza dough and let it rest for at least 2 hours until doubled. Spread the dough in a pizza pan.

2.     Meanwhile place the beets in an ovenproof dish with ½ cup of water. Baked at 350 for one hour or until tender.

3.     Meanwhile, use a frying pan to sauté the leeks in 1 tbsp of butter until golden.

4.     Wash the kale and remove the stem. Cut in strips 1 to 2 in. wide. Add the kale to the leeks. Cook covered at low heat until just wilted (up to 5 min).

5.     Spread 2-3 Tbsp of pesto over the surface of the pizza dough.

6.     Spread the fontina or mozzarella over the pesto.

7.     Peel and cut the beets into thin slices. Spread uniformly over the cheese.

8.     Spread the leek-kale mixture over the beets.

9.     Sprinkle the pizza with pepper (to taste)

10.                        Sprinkle the pizza with the feta cheese.

11.                        Bake at 450 F for 20-22 min or until the crust is golden. Cover with foil if the cheese cooks too fast.