Walnut Pesto and Zucchini Pizza

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups walnut halves
3 tbsp. grated Parmesan
1/2 cup olive oil, plus more
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup heavy cream
Kosher salt, to taste
1/2 tsp. crushed red chili flakes
2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1 recipe Naples-style pizza dough
Fine semolina, for dusting
1 lb. smoked mozzarella, thinly sliced
16 fresh basil leaves
16 squash blossoms (optional)






Preparation

Puree walnuts, Parmesan, 1/3 cup oil, cream, and salt in a food processor until smooth.
Place a pizza stone under the broiler; heat for 30 minutes. Working in 4 batches, dust 1 ball dough with semolina. Using your fingertips, press dough into a 10 cm circle about 1/2 cm thick, leaving a crust around the edges. Hold dough straight up, and with fingertips circling crust, slide fingers around crust in a circular motion as you would turn a steering wheel until dough in the center is stretched to about 3 mm thick; transfer to a semolina-dusted pizza peel. Spread walnut sauce over dough and distribute a quarter each of the zucchini, cheese, and squash blossoms, if using; drizzle with oil. Slide pizza onto stone; bake until cheese melts and crust is puffed and charred in spots, 3-4 minutes. Serve hot with fresh basil leaves and chili oil or flakes



Source: https://tabbla.com/recipe/walnut-pesto-and-zucchini-pizza-190
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