Recipes

Pesto Vegetable Calzone
  • Ingredients
  • 2 batches Simple Pizza Crust (page 119)
  • olive oil
  • VEGETABLE AND CHEESE FILLING
  • 2 eggplants, sliced olive oil
  • 1 red pepper, chopped
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2 zucchini, chopped
  • 3/4 cup Three Herb Pesto (page 31)
  • 3/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 3 tablespoons pine nuts
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
  1. To make filling, brush eggplant slices with a little olive oil and cook under a hot broiler for 3-4 min- utes on each side or until golden
  2. Drain on paper towel and chop
  3. Turn down oven to 400F. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add red pepper, green pepper, zuc- chini and pesto and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until vegetables are soft
  4. Mix in eggplant and set aside to cool
  5. Add cheese, pine nuts, salt and black pepper to vegetable mixture and mix to combine. Prepare pizza dough as described in recipe
  6. Divide dough into eight portions and make each into a 1/4-inch thick by 6-inch diameter round shape
  7. Place spoonfuls of filling in the center of each dough round, brush the edges with water, then fold over to form a half circle
  8. Using a fork, press edges together, sealing and making a decora- tive pattern
  9. Brush calzone with oil, place on light- ly greased baking trays and bake for 20 minutes or until puffed and golden
  10. Makes 8.


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