You may know that I am somewhat fanatical about adding wild ingredients to my meals. There's something SO wonderful ~ on many levels, about the healing energy we find in wild food. Wild greens are definitely right 'up there' on my list! Today I am sharing a simple recipe for Wild Greens Pizza which is a big hit with my family and friends.
Have you ever gone foraging? I cannot describe the pleasure and the feeling of self-reliance that comes with the preparation of a meal, which comes together with various wild green ingredients!
Grab your 'pith helmet' friends, and let's go foraging!
Wild Greens PIZZA
This pizza is delicious. It can be with or without tomato sauce. This recipe is more about the toppings than the crust so choose a dough that suits your family or buy one or skip the crust altogether and make or buy tortillas or large pita breads so many choices! See below for my favourite for gluten-free or low-carb choice. ^^
I like to use a varied combination of wild greens (depending upon availability and season)
Some ideas include*: amaranth/pigweed, dandelion, lamb’s quarters, purslane, violet leaves, young plantain or wood sorrel. There are so many combinations. Look around your yard!
Not familiar with these greens? Here's a post I wrote a while back about wild greens.
Wild Greens Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon avocado or olive oil
- 1 small onion diced (optional)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 4 ounces sliced mushrooms your choice
- 1 cup of chopped wild greens* * for options
- 1 pizza crust^^ home-made or purchased ^^alternative options
- 2-3 tablespoon cornmeal optional for crust if you like
- 1 cup of tomato or pizza sauce this could be more or less depending upon the size of your crust
- 2 tablespoons of minced fresh basil
- 8 black olives pitted, sliced
- 1 teaspoon Oregano and/or rosemary finely chopped and/or thyme,
- ½ cup mozzarella cheese grated
- ½ cup chèvre goat cheese, crumbled
- Sprinkle of red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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In a medium saucepan, sauté the onions, if using, in olive oil until translucent. Add the mushrooms and continue to sauté until your desired tenderness.
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Add the garlic and then turn down the heat.
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Add the greens; stir gently and allow to wilt (about 3 minutes)
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Set aside for a few moment.
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Roll out your pizza crust (if needed or if using)
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Place on a pizza stone or a cookie sheet, lightly greased (or sprinkled with 2-3 tablespoons of cornmeal)
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Ladle the sauce (if using) onto the dough. Spread out to cover.
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Spoon the greens mixture onto the prepared crust.
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Add the basil, olives, cheeses, herbs and red pepper flakes (if using)
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Bake at 400 degrees F. for 10-12 minutes or until done.
Recipe Notes
Alternatively: Go for the total outdoors experience and BBQ your pizzas!
^^For 'alternatives' to conventional pizza crusts, there are many options. Love to hear from you if you have a favourite. I have made this one --> so called "fathead pizza" from Maya at 'WholeSomeYUM" which is low carb, keto, gluten and nut free! There are so many online but this is my favourite to date!
If you just can't get 'into' foraging or don't have the time or inclination, you can still make this delightful pizza and use store-bought or market-foraged dandelion greens! Start there. Adding the bitter green of dandelion atop your next pizza? Adds the power of the green, the healing aspects of the dandy and those bitter flavours? Well.. built in digestability helper! (is that a word?) Why do we care about bitters?
Read more here about the benefits!
Here's hoping you try this and please do leave me a note below! What WILD greens do you use?
Thanks for visiting! xo Carol
Megan Stevens
Thanks for the low carb pizza crust link! It sounds like so much fun to forage greens in our backyard and then make this pizza with my youngest son!
Carol Little
Hope you do.. Sounds like a great time!
Kiran Dodeja Smith
This pizza sounds WILDly amazing! Love the inclusion of greens and mushrooms. Thanks for a tasty recipe!
Carol Little
You are most welcome! Hope you make and enjoy!
Renee D Kohley
I can just smell this amazing pizza! Love this idea for getting all those greens in there - my girls don't mind green atop their pizza so I'll be trying this!
Carol Little
Hope you all enjoy it! Go greens!!
Kelsey
Homemade pizza is our FAVE! Love the tip to add wild herbs to it for health! We're finally seeing ground here in the North (yay for no snow!), so I'll be watching for all my wild edibles to start blooming!
Sylvie
Sounds terrific, I need to get my hands on some wild greens!
Carol Little
I hope you do and enjoy! Dandelion greens in the grocery or markets can start you off!
linda spiker
Yum and love that you grill them! A great option when weather takes a turn in summer!
Raia Todd
My daughter is going to love this! She's always in the backyard foraging something. ;)
Carol Little
That's great. Love to hear that she is into foraging!!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
This sounds so yummy Carol! Love all of those beautiful wild greens and the mushrooms, olives and chèvre. Wish I had this for lunch today!