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In this installment of pizza making, Jon. F. tackles Pesto Pizza. Jon uses a 2 cheese mixture of Mozzarella and Italian imported Fontina cheese. He cooks this in the oven at 550 F (260 C) on a preheated pizza stone. The baking time is 7 minutes. The pizza stone has been preheated for at least an hour. After the pizza comes out, Jon spreads the pesto on top of the pizza. Pesto is a mixture of basil, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and garlic. He finishes the pizza with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Simple Easy Pesto from pizzatherapy.com  Pesto is wonderful and refreshing. Use it for pasta, pizza or just spread it on a piece of ciabatta bread. The best thing about pest is how easy it is to make. Easy Pesto Ingredients for Pesto 2 cups basil (loosely packed) 1/4 Cup Pine Nuts 2-3 cloves of garlic 1/2 Cup Olive Oil 1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese Salt and pepper Directions Add all ingredients to a food processor Pulse gently until everything is roughly mixed. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add more olive oil if needed For a variation: Use walnuts, macadamia nuts, or any other favorite nut. Here is a video I created to demonstrate this easy pesto recipe. pesto on earth, albert grande The Pizza Promoter To make pesto you need a food processor .