Lucky Clover Pizza

Serves 4-6

Make Ahead: Up to 1 day ahead make pizza following steps 1-3, keep lightly covered with plastic wrap in the fridge.

Ingredients

2 pounds pizza dough (regular, whole wheat or a combo)
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 cup pesto (click here for my easy home made pesto recipe)
2 cups mozzarella, shredded or if using fresh sliced into rounds

Directions

Pre-heat your oven to 450 degrees.
Portion pizza dough into 5 equal balls. Shape and pull 4 of them into “clovers” by making a rounded triangle. Shape the remaining dough into a rectangle for the stem.
On a cornmeal dusted cookie sheet or pizza stone, place clovers so the points are all touching, leaving an opening to attach the stem. Massage the stem into the clover points to make a complete 4 leaf clover.
Lightly brush olive oil over the clover pizza. Top each clover evenly with a dollop of pesto and spread. Top with mozzarella and your toppings.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.

Topping suggestions:
Cooked sausage
Feta cheese
Green peppers
Spinach
Zucchini

March 15, 2011 By Jill

About Jill

Jill Sharpe is a multi-talented Chef who's passion is for creating and sharing delicious meals with a healthy twist that bring people together. Whether you’re cooking for one, for a family, or for a group of family and friends, you’ll find recipes and tips that will inspire you and help make cooking more enjoyable.