Veggie Pizza with Arugula Pesto Recipe - (4.7/5)

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• Flour for dusting
• 1 pound frozen whole-wheat pizza dough, thawed, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups baby arugula leaves, loosely packed
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, loosely packed, plus 4 leaves
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan
• 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more for seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper plus more for seasoning
• 2 cups rainbow chard, loosely packed, sliced into thin strips
• 1 1/2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced thinly
• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta