Shrimp, Garlic and Pesto Pizza. The combinations of flavors are absolutely wonderful! Easy to make and great for an easy dinner or to serve at parties.
This is one of my favourite pizzas!
Here I made a Garlic, Shrimp and Pesto Pizza, and the flavour combination is just wonderful!
I also added some fresh salmon to stretch the toppings as shrimp can sometimes be expensive, but you can add any of your favourite seafood, such as shrimp, fish, clams, mussels, calamari, and just follow the recipe for the marinade and flavourings.
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The added squeeze of lemon or lime at the end just before serving the pizza lifts it totally and makes for such a wonderful eat.
So if you love garlic, seafood and pesto, this is one for you! If you've never tried the combination, you must!!! The pesto flavour which I have used on the base is really delicious indeed.
You can choose to make your own pizza bases, or buy your favourite one. For this recipe, I used a Stoneground pizza base which was about 1/4 inch thick. Very tasty!
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 - 15 minutes
Yield
makes 1 pizza
Ingredients
1 Pizza Base of your choice. Here's our recipe to make your own pizza base
1 cup Fresh Raw Shrimp/prawns, peeled and de-veined
** you can also add a mixture like I have done and used raw fresh salmon
5 mushrooms sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons Olive oil
2 Tablespoons Pesto (plus more for the topping if you wish)
6-8 fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese
**** you can add more or less cheese to your liking!
Salt and pepper to taste
A squeeze of half a lemon or lime.
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 220C / 425 F
2. If using your own pizza base, pre-bake it first for 10 minutes so it is half baked.
Please note if you are using a thick pizza base, the cook times will be a little longer so adjust accordingly.
3. In a dish, add the olive oil, chopped basil, minced garlic, shrimps and salmon or other seafood. Season with some ground black pepper & salt. Mix all together and set aside.
4. Spread 2 tablespoons of pesto all over the base of the pizza, then distribute the shrimp, fish and other toppings.
5. Add the cheeses then with the oil and garlic the seafood was in, drizzle all over the top of the pizza and also a few blobs of pesto if you wish.
6. Place in the oven until cooked.
Seafood cooks very fast, so it is important to pre-bake the pizza base (if it is not already bought pre baked).rnrnIf you overcook seafood, it has a tendency to go tough or rubbery, so keep an eye on the pizza, and as a guide, when the cheese has melted and started to brown a little, the other toppings will be cooked through.
7. When done, remove from the oven and sprinkle some more fresh chopped herbs and squeeze a little lemon or lime on the top and serve.
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Shrimp, Garlic and Pesto Pizza
Shrimp, Garlic and Pesto Pizza. The combinations of flavors are absolutely wonderful! Easy to make and great for an easy dinner or to serve at parties
Ingredients
- 1 Pizza Base of your choice
- 1 cup Fresh Raw Shrimp / prawns, peeled and de-veined
- 5 mushrooms sliced
- 3 Cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tablespoons Olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons Pesto, plus more for the topping if you wish
- 6-8 leaves fresh basil
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- A squeeze of half a lemon or lime.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220C / 425 F
- If using your own pizza base, pre-bake it first for 10 minutes so it is half-baked. **** Please note if you are using a thick pizza base, the cook times will be a little longer so adjust accordingly.
- In a dish, add the olive oil, chopped basil, minced garlic, shrimps, and salmon or other seafood. Season with some ground black pepper & salt. Mix all together and set aside.
- Spread 2 tablespoons of pesto all over the base of the pizza, then distribute the shrimp, fish, and other toppings.
- Add the cheeses then with the oil and garlic the seafood was in, drizzle all over the top of the pizza, and also a few blobs of pesto if you wish.
- Place in the oven until cooked.
- When done, remove from the oven and sprinkle some more fresh chopped herbs and squeeze a little lemon or lime on the top and serve.
Notes
- Seafood cooks very fast, so it is important to pre-bake the pizza base (if it is not already bought pre-baked).
- If you overcook seafood, it has a tendency to go tough or rubbery, so keep an eye on the pizza, and as a guide, when the cheese has melted and started to brown a little, the other toppings will be cooked through.
- You can also add a mixture of seafood like I have done and used raw fresh salmon
- You can add more or less cheese to your liking!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1295Total Fat: 83gSaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 49gCholesterol: 409mgSodium: 3684mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 7gSugar: 8gProtein: 77g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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