Last Updated on June 6, 2023 by Leah Hall
A fabulous summer flavor with fresh corn and pesto pizza!
Being from the Midwest, both of us grew up with corn being a major part of our summer, picking corn from our gardens or stopping by the farm stand before dinner. Both of us have memories of sitting out on the deck shucking corn and looking forward to chomping down a bunch of cobs around the dinner table.
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Corn and Pesto Pizza
Sweet corn is a major staple of Nebraska, where we live, and we see fields of it wherever we go! This is a standard veggie that we buy every year, especially local sweet corn!
Most of the time we east corn on the cob with just straight salt, pepper and butter. We wanted to try something different with this recipe!
We decided that we had to find a cool way to use corn. We’ve been into making some really great pizzas with some of the greens from our garden as well as some of fantastic local cheese we get from the Omaha Farmer’s Market. And so was born this corn and pesto pizza.
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Sweet Corn, Pesto and Sausage Pizza
A fantastic summertime pizza, with fresh sweet corn and pesto sauce. This corn pizza will be perfect for a party!
Ingredients
For the Pesto
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 1/2 cup pesto
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
For the Pizza
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup corn (about 2 cobs, kernels cut off) sear for a few minutes in 1 Tbsp butter
- Shredded Cheese
- Salt, pepper and garlic
- 1 cup sausage, browned
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- Pizza Dough - use either store bought or your favorite homemade recipe
Instructions
For the Pizza
Preheat oven to 350°.
Roll out the pizza dough, top with a drizzle of olive oil.
Sprinkle salt, pepper and granulated garlic on top.
Place sausage on top of dough, spread out. Place teaspoonfuls of pesto atop the sausage, spaced well.
Spoon the corn kernels over the top, top with cheese, and place in the oven.
For the Pesto
Combine basil, garlic and pine nuts in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and process until smooth.
Season with salt and pepper, add lemon juice.
Add in cheese and blend until smooth. Add extra olive oil if needed.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 192Total Fat: 15.8gSaturated Fat: 4.7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 332mgCarbohydrates: 6.1gFiber: 0.9gSugar: 1.9gProtein: 6.1g
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Diana
Monday 10th of August 2015
This sounds really good! I would have never thought to add corn to pizza.
The 'Noms.
Monday 10th of August 2015
It was pretty fantastic!
Marissa @ OMG FOOD
Tuesday 14th of July 2015
Delicious looking pizza!
The 'Noms.
Tuesday 14th of July 2015
Thank you!
swayam
Monday 13th of July 2015
This looks so so mouth watering.. and hey I add salami ..sausage to my pizzas too. Love the pesto in place of the pizza sauce!!
The 'Noms.
Monday 13th of July 2015
Thanks! We usually make pizza without the traditional tomato sauce - we love other sauces too much!
Shivani Saxena
Sunday 12th of July 2015
I live on pizza!love love it.
The 'Noms.
Monday 13th of July 2015
Any kind of pizza is good pizza!