Bacon Pesto Tomato Pizza with garlic aioli

Ingredients

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  1 strip or 12g

• Dough

  Pizza, Whole Wheat - Stop & Shop

  340g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Whole milk

  85g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3g

• Sauce, pesto, Classico, basil pesto, ready-to-serve

  56g

• Mayonnaise

  Regular, with salt

  55g

• Spinach

  Raw

  56g

• Grape tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  113g

Directions

1. Remove pizza dough from fridge and rest in a warm spot for 20 minutes . Preheat the oven to 450 ° F . Start the recipe when the oven is ready and the pizza dough is pliable . Read the entire recipe card . With well - oiled hands , stretch pizza dough into a round or oval shape * . Rest on a well - oiled baking sheet . ( NOTE : Use two baking sheets for 4 portions . )
2. Prepare a parchment - lined baking sheet . To the prepared sheet , add bacon . Roast on the upper rack of oven , for 4-5 min , until bacon is cooked but not crispy . ** ( NOTE : The bacon will crisp up on the pizza . ) Set cooked bacon aside on a paper - towel lined plate .
3. Meanwhile , wash and dry all produce . Finely grate garlic . Roughly chop arugula and spinach mix . Halve tomatoes , then season with salt and pepper .
4. In a medium bowl , mix mayonnaise , 2 tsp water ( double for 4 portions ) and garlic to taste . Season with salt and pepper .
5. Roughly chop bacon into bite - sized pieces . With oiled hands , stretch pizza dough again into a large oval shape . ( NOTE : The dough should hold its shape . ) Spread 1 tbsp garlic aioli ( double for 4 portions ) over dough . Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and top with tomatoes . Sprinkle bacon over top , then dollop with pesto . Bake on the middle rack of oven , for 12-15 min , until crust is golden - brown and cheese melts . ( NOTE : For 4 portions , bake pizzas on the middle and bottom racks of oven , rotating sheets halfway through cooking . )
6. To the bowl with the remaining garlic aioli , add 1 tsp warm water ( double for 4 portions ) . Whisk to combine . Sprinkle arugula and spinach mix over pizza . Drizzle garlic aioli over top . Enjoy !