Meals is love . . . and what meals is extra loving than pizza? This heart-shaped pizza is ideal for Valentine’s Day (or any event), topped with roasted beet puree, goat cheese, almonds, arugula, and an opulent drizzle of balsamic glaze.
I developed the recipe again in 2017 in honor of my heart-warrior son, Jack, then gave it a a lot wanted refresh for Valentine’s Day (and Nationwide Coronary heart Month). However you do not want a vacation to take pleasure in beety, goat tacky goodness. For those who’re a beet lover like me, put together to fall in love.
Coronary heart-Formed Beet Pizza FAQs
Certain . . . but it surely will not look as Valentine-y.
The intense, tangy taste of goat cheese enhances the candy balsamic glaze and peppery arugula in a novel means, however be at liberty to attempt feta as a substitute, or perhaps a creamy gorgonzola to modify issues up.
In fact not. Walnuts are an important various to almonds on this pizza, or you may go away the nuts out all collectively. (Nevertheless, if you happen to’re on the fence, I urge you to provide it a attempt as is; the nuts add a very nice texture and a few further protein.)
Nope, however it’s enjoyable if you happen to really feel like shaping your dough right into a coronary heart. If not, simply stretch or roll out the dough to a 12- to 14-inch spherical, then prime and bake the pizza in keeping with the recipe directions.
Straightforward! Simply divide the ball of pizza dough into 4 to six equal parts. Flatten each bit of dough, then roll or stretch it right into a 5- to 6-inch coronary heart form. Prime and bake the private pizzas in keeping with the recipe under.
Different Makes use of for Beet Pizza Sauce
Relying on the scale beets you utilize and the ultimate width of your pizza dough coronary heart, this recipe would possibly make extra beet puree than you want. Fortunate you! The leftover sauce will hold in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 1 week, and it is scrumptious stirred into cooked pasta; used as a dip for chips, crackers, or uncooked veggie sticks; or unfold on toast.
Searching for extra recipes like heart-shaped beet pizza? Try my beet pesto pizza and borscht pizza, too!
Coronary heart-Formed Pizza with Beet Puree, Goat Cheese, and Arugula
Meals is love! This coronary heart formed pizza is ideal for Valentine’s Day, topped with roasted beet puree, goat cheese, almonds, arugula, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
Makes: 1 (12- to 14-inch) pizza
Price: $15
Components
- 3 medium crimson beets (about 1½ kilos), peeled and reduce into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided, plus extra as wanted
- 1 tablespoon chopped contemporary mint
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 (14- to 16-ounce) ball pizza dough
- 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
- 4 ounces contemporary (tender) goat cheese, crumbled
- Handful of child arugula
- Balsamic glaze (discount), do-it-yourself or store-bought, for drizzling
Directions
To make the beet sauce
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Divide the beets amongst 2 rectangles of aluminum foil. Drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle every mound of cubed beets with ¼ teaspoon salt. Fold up the foil into sealed packets and roast for 35 to 45 minutes, till the beets are fork tender.
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Dump the roasted beets into the bowl of a meals processor and add the 1 tablespoon of olive oil, ½ teaspoon of salt, mint, and lemon juice. Course of till the beets are damaged down and the combination resembles a easy sauce. Style and add extra salt and/or lemon juice as desired.
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Enhance the oven temperature to 500°F or as excessive as your oven will go.
To type the dough right into a coronary heart form (non-obligatory)
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Put the ball of dough on a floured work floor, flatten it to a 6-inch spherical, after which roll it out in a V form. The dough will shrink again a bit, so chances are you’ll have to stretch it gently to make the form look heart-like. If it retains shrinking, let it sit for quarter-hour, coated with a chunk of plastic wrap or a clear kitchen towel, after which attempt once more. Pinch or or press collectively the underside of the guts to make a transparent V, then hold shaping the dough till the widest a part of your coronary heart form is about 12 to 14 inches throughout. Prick the dough throughout with a fork to forestall massive bubbles from forming within the oven.
To prime the dough
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For those who’re utilizing a baking stone or metal, swap the oven to Broil on excessive.
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Brush off any extra flour from the underside of your pizza dough coronary heart, and switch the dough to an oiled baking sheet or calmly floured pizza peel (if utilizing a baking stone or metal).
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Unfold the beet sauce on prime of the dough, leaving a ½-inch border throughout. (You might need further beet sauce, relying on the scale of your pizza dough coronary heart; see notes for different makes use of.) Sprinkle on the almonds and goat cheese.
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Switch the pizza to the oven and bake till the crust is golden and the cheese has browned in spots—8 to 10 minutes on the baking sheet, 6 to eight minutes on the baking stone/metal.
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Take away the pizza from the oven and let it relaxation for a couple of minutes, then scatter on the arugula and drizzle with the balsamic glaze. Slice and serve.
Notes
When you have extra beet sauce than you have to prime the pizza, reserve it for later! This beet puree makes an important dip for chips or contemporary veggies, and it is also scrumptious stirred into cooked pasta.
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