Summer Ratatouille Pizza with Garlic Thyme Olive Oil Drizzle

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Summer Ratatouille Pizza with Garlic Thyme Olive Oil Drizzle

Monday night pizza night got an upgrade with this delicious Ratatouille Pizza with Garlic Thyme Olive Oil Drizzle! It's the perfect pizza to make this summer! Every bite always leaves you wanting more.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 8

Servings: slices

Calories: 239kcal

Ingredients

Pizza

12 ounces pizza dough
½ cup sun-dried tomato pesto
¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 small zucchini sliced into ⅛ inch rounds
1 small yellow squash sliced into ⅛ inch rounds
1 small Japanese eggplant sliced into ⅛ inch rounds
4 small tomatoes sliced into ⅛ inch rounds
2½ Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
salt and pepper to taste

Drizzle

1 Tablespoon olive oil
¼ teaspoon crushed garlic
½ teaspoon fresh thyme
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Pizza

Place baking stone in oven, if using.
Heat oven to 500°F (260℃).
Toss squash, zucchini, and eggplant with olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
On a floured surface or parchment paper, roll out dough to form a 12 inch circle.
Top with pesto, leaving a ½ inch border around the edge.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Top with mozzarella.
Starting on the outer part of the dough and working toward the center, lay alternating vegetables in a circle - zucchini, squash, eggplant, tomato.

Drizzle

In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.
Drizzle over top of pizza.
Use a peel or the back of a sheet pan to transfer the pizza to the stone.
Bake until crust is golden brown, about 8 minutes.

Notes

Substitutions:

You can use store-bought pizza dough instead of homemade, but we can’t guarantee cooking times.
You can substitute tomato sauce for the sun-dried tomato pesto.
To make this recipe vegan, you can use your favorite vegan cheeses and vegan pesto!
The amounts on the toppings are to our taste. You can adjust as needed!
Fresh mozzarella can be used in place of shredded.

Expert Tips:

We like to soak the sliced eggplant in ice water for a few minutes to remove the bitterness. This is an optional step, but we highly recommend it!
Be sure to preheat your baking stone for at least an hour before baking the pizza!
If not using a baking stone, you can use a sheet pan or pizza pan.
Make sure to flour your parchment paper and your hands before handling the pizza dough!
You will need tomato pesto for this recipe, not tomato sauce.
Each oven bakes differently. Keep an eye on the pizza while it's baking!

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