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BBQ Kale Pizza Recipe

This vegetarian pizza with a BBQ sauce and kale base also features matchstick apples and red onion.
4.50 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Entrée
Servings 1 10-inch pizza
Calories 1457 kcal

Equipment

  • Pizza stone
  • Parchment paper
  • Cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ball pizza dough at room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp Easy BBQ Sauce see recipe above or store-bought sauce
  • 2 cups stemmed and shredded kale preferably dinosaur or lacinato
  • ¼ cup red onion thinly sliced
  • ½ cup low-moisture part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
  • ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 oz)
  • ½ whole green apple sliced into thin sticks, julienned
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • Hot sauce for serving

Instructions
 

  • Place pizza stone on lowest rack in the oven. Preheat oven to 500°F at least 45 minutes to 1 hour before baking.
  • Sprinkle a bit of fine cornmeal and all-purpose flour on a piece of parchment paper. Stretch out the dough and shape into a circle, then transfer to prepared peel or parchment. Spread BBQ sauce over dough leaving a 1-inch border around the edge, then top with kale and onion. Sprinkle mozzarella and cheddar cheese on top.
  • Bake until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden, 8–10 minutes.
  • Remove the pizza from the oven and transfer it to a cutting board. Garnish with apple and crushed red pepper, then cut into slices and enjoy immediately. Serve hot sauce on the side.

Notes

This recipe originally appeared in Pizza! Pizza Pizza! Over 75 Fresh Recipes for Every Pizza Night — The Ultimate Pizza Cookbook by Sara Haas, RDN, and published by Hatherleigh Press. It is reprinted here with permission.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 1457kcalCarbohydrates: 210gProtein: 58gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 3965mgPotassium: 411mgFiber: 9gSugar: 39gVitamin A: 5813IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 816mgIron: 12mg
Keyword Apples, Barbecues, Healthy, Healthy Comfort Food, Kale, Pizza, Vegetarian
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