How to make Pesto and Grilled Vegetables Bread Pizza -
Toasted bread roundels spread with pesto, topped with grilled vegetables and mozzarella cheese and gratinated.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Pesto sauce (पेस्तो सॉस), Yellow squash (पीला कद्दू )
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Pesto and Grilled Vegetables Bread Pizza Recipe Card
Fusion cuisine is one that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in a number of innovations.
Fusion food is a general term for the combination of various forms of cookery and comes in several forms.
Prep Time : 21-25 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Pesto and Grilled Vegetables Bread Pizza Recipe
Pesto sauce for spreading
Yellow squash cut into roundels ½ medium
Capsicum mixed, cut into triangles ½ cup
White bread slices 8
Fresh thyme sprigs 1-2
Salt to taste
Crushed black peppercorns to taste
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
Butter for spreading and greasing
Mozzarella cheese grated as required
Method
Step 1
Take squash, zucchini, capsicums, torn thyme sprigs, salt, crushed peppercorns and olive oil in a bowl and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 180° C.
Step 3
Cut each bread slice into roundels with a medium sized cookie cutter.
Step 4
Spread some butter on each bread roundel and place them on a baking tray. Place the baking tray in the preheated oven and bake for 5-7 minutes or till golden and crisp.
Step 5
Heat an electric griller and grease with some butter. Place the marinated vegetables and grill till evenly golden. Transfer in a bowl.
Step 6
Spread some pesto on each toasted bread roundel and place one grilled zucchini roundel, one grilled squash roundel and grilled capsicum triangles on top. Put some mozzarella cheese on top.
Step 7
Place the baking tray back in the preheated oven and bake for 5 minutes or till the cheese melts.
Step 8
Serve hot.
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