Personal Spinach Pesto Pizzas

A couple weeks ago, when Butternut Squash Lasagna, I WAY over bought the spinach. Like we've made the recipe twice now and I still have too much spinach. I know pesto can be frozen really well and I didn't want to waste any spinach, so I decided to make some spinach pesto.

The Hubs and I are pretty pick when it comes to the thickness of our pizza crust. I like thin and he likes thick. We attempted to make our own pizza with the pre-made dough from Trader Joe's but we weren't happy with the way the crust turned out... probably due to lack of patience on our parts, but I found a tastier alternative - Sourdough English Muffins (also from Trader Joe's).

How do you make them? First make the pesto...

Spinach Pesto
adapted from this on the simple me

Ingredients
3 cups of raw spinach, packed tight
1/2 cup raw walnuts
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 cup fresh basil
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp honey
fresh ground salt & pepper, to taste

Directions:
1 - In a food processor, combine nuts, cheese, garlic & honey. Pulse until they make a paste.
2 - Add spinach, pulse a few times.
3 - Add basil, pulse a few times.
4 - Slowly add olive oil until it’s a creamy consistency – but small chunks of spinach are fine.
5 - Add salt & pepper to taste.

Next make the pizza...

Personal Spinach Pesto Pizzas

by Ali at Hisbirdie's Nest

Ingredients

Spinach Pesto

Sourdough English Muffins

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Sliced Tomato

Directions...