pesto pizza

After viewing Rick Steves Tour guide DVDs on Rome (so we could learn more about the interesting place Sid was visiting, at the time) and the Cinque Terra, I knew I had to try the pesto sauce they made in the latter region. In a little restaurant they showed the owner in the kitchen with his mortar and pestle grinding fresh basil, olive oil, garlic (I think) and parmesan. They serve it there with a pasta that is essentially, a noodle that swallowed a big bite of potato, that they designed especially to go with their pesto sauce. That pasta sounded amazing, but alas, I did not have it one hand. I did, however, have some homemade dough ready in the fridge so I decided to try making pesto pizza, which I had heard of, but can’t remember whether I’ve tasted it. Here’s what I came up with:

I almost didn’t get a picture of it before it was eaten! And it was lovely that our beloved guest Tomas, was here to enjoy it with us.