Description
Fall flavors meet pizza night! Roasted butternut squash and broiled eggplant top a crispy crust for a cozy autumn meal.
Ingredients
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- 1 small butternut squash
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp cream or milk
- 1-2 tbsp chiles en adobo sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 small eggplant
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1/3 cup (79 ml) curly kale
- pizza crust
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).
- Cut butternut squash in half, drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
- Place cut side up on a baking sheet and bake for 50-60 minutes, until tender.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- While squash is cooking, cut eggplant into small triangle pieces.
- Place eggplant slices on a baking sheet and season with salt. Let sit for 30 minutes.
- Dab excess moisture from eggplant with a paper towel.
- Drizzle eggplant with olive oil.
- Once butternut squash is done roasting, turn oven broiler on.
- Place eggplant on a baking sheet under the broiler and broil until golden (about 5 minutes, watch carefully).
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Scoop the squash flesh into a blender.
- Combine with remaining olive oil, cream, chiles en adobo, and salt.
- Blend until pureed.
- Preheat oven to 500°F (260°C).
- Roll out pizza dough.
- Spread a generous layer of squash puree over the crust.
- Top with eggplant slices and raw kale.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown.
Notes
- For a smoother squash puree, strain the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve before spreading on the pizza.
- If you don’t have chiles en adobo, a pinch of smoked paprika or a dash of your favorite hot sauce can add a similar depth of flavor.
- To make this recipe ahead, prepare the roasted squash and eggplant separately and store them in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Assemble and bake the pizza just before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Oven-Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 400
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 20