Spinach, Goat Cheese & Tomato “Pizza”
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup Walnuts
- 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Lemon (juiced)
- 4 cups Baby Spinach (divided)
- 1 cup Basil Leaves
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 4 each Tortillas
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes (halved)
- 1/2 cup Goat Cheese (crumbled)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Making your Pesto – in a food processor or blender add walnuts, olive oil, lemon juice, half of the baby spinach, basil, sea salt and black pepper. Blend until smooth. Once smooth take out of blender and put in holding container, aka jar or plastic container.
- Finely chop the remaining baby spinach.
- Place tortillas on the baking sheet with parchment paper. Add as much pesto as you would like then top with cherry tomatoes, goat cheese and chopped spinach.
- Bake for roughly 10 minutes or until tortilla is golden brown around the edges. Remove and slice into pizza slices and enjoy!
Notes
If you are feeling fancy you can add prosciutto or mushrooms, both are delicious!
I would recommend making then fresh each time so the “crust” does not get soggy.
Nutrition Highlights Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates are friends! I like to explain carbohydrates as the gasoline in your tank. When your body breaks down carbohydrates, those carbohydrates are broken down into a molecule called glucose. Glucose is then stored in your muscles and liver. Depending on what your weight goals are, will determine what type and how much your body needs.
Here are some benefits Whole Wheat Tortillas:
- Fiber – can help reduce blood pressure, assist in controlling blood sugars, and slowing down digestion keeping you full longer
- B Vitamins (thiamine, niacin, folate) – reproduction of red blood cells, metabolism, boost energy levels, assist with nerve function
- Zinc – assists with immune function, protein synthesis, wound healing, normal growth and development of the fetus during pregnancy
