Make the most of courgette (zucchini) season by making this light and colourful Courgette (Zucchini) and Lemon Pizza in just 10 minutes. A creamy yogurt sauce with lemon for the base, topped with slices of courgette and then a mixture of cheese on top.
Courgette season is upon us and if you are growing them this year, then you are going to find yourself with more courgettes than you know what to do with. We have got you covered though. Let's start with this Courgette (Zucchini) and Lemon Pizza and stay tuned for some more delicious courgette recipes over the summer.
Thin slices of courgette make the perfect summer pizza topping. They add plenty of colour, a light but noticeable flavour and they pair beautifully with some soft goats cheese and chives. Use yellow and green courgettes to add nice contrasting colours.
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Why should you try it?
- A great way to use up courgettes (zucchini)
- Ready in just 15 minutes
- Only 306 calories for half a pizza
- Light and fresh flavours
What you will need
- Ready made pizza base - you can make your own pizza base if you prefer. Why not try our Wholewheat Pizza Base?
- Greek yogurt - you could swap this for creme fraiche.
- Light mature cheddar - using a strong cheddar like this means you can use less of it. You could use mozzarella instead.
- Lemon juice and zest
- Sea salt and black pepper
- Small yellow courgette
- Small green courgette
- Soft goats cheese - feta works as an alternative.
- Chives - to add a slight onion flavour
Step by Step
One: Roll the Pizza base out.
Two: In a bowl, mix together the Greek yogurt, half the cheddar, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Spread the mixture evenly across the pizza base.
Three: Add the sliced courgette (zucchini).
Four: Top with the rest of the cheddar and goats cheese.
Five: Sprinkle with chives and put in a preheated oven at for 10 minutes. If the base is still a little soft, put it back in the oven for 5 minutes.
Six: Sprinkle over some more chives and the lemon zest before serving.
Yogurt pizza sauce
Who says pizza has to have a tomato base? Not us! This creamy base is made out of yogurt and cheese with some lemon stirred through. Keep this pizza vegan and use a soya yogurt (and vegan cheese of course) - it might get a little bit watery after cooking though.
Even if you use Greek yogurt like we did, it will have a little bit of water on top when you pull it out of the oven, but once you slice it off that will just drain off.
It makes such a nice change and compliments the courgette perfectly. Of course you could use a classic tomato base, but it's good to think outside the box sometimes and change pizza night up a little.
Lemon flavours
So, lemon on a pizza. Not convinced? It works really works with the lemon base and the courgette. I wouldn't suggest just adding lemon to any pizza, as it probably wouldn't work on a meat feast. But on this light and creamy courgette pizza, it just works. It's not overpowering, but it gives it a nice spring/summer vibe.
What pizza dough to use
Because there really isn't much to this pizza, as it's so simple, it only takes 10 minutes to make. That's if you are using a ready made base like we did in these photos. We like the ready made ones from Northern Dough Co (not an advert - we just really love them) and they save us so much time.
With this recipe, we can make a pizza before we get tempted to order one. Of course if you have a little more time, then make the dough yourself and give our Whole Wheat Pizza Dough a try.
Extra tips
- Try to use yellow and green courgettes to give varied colour and flavour. However if you can't find yellow courgettes you can just use green.
- If you don't fancy making this with a yogurt sauce, you could swap it for a classic tomato sauce instead.
- The courgettes may produce some liquid when cooking, so just drain it a little and then put it back in the oven for a little longer.
- Want to make this pizza vegan? Swap the Greek yogurt for soya yogurt and use vegan cheese.
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Recipe
Courgette (Zucchini) and Lemon Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 ready made pizza base
- 3 tablespoon Greek yogurt (heaped)
- 40 g light mature cheddar
- 1 pinch sea salt and black pepper
- 0.5 small yellow courgette sliced
- 0.5 small green courgette sliced
- 30 g soft goats cheese crumbled
- 1 lemon (juice and jest only)
- 3 tablespoon fresh chives finely chopped
Instructions
- Roll the Pizza base out.
- In a bowl, mix together the Greek yoghurt, half the cheddar, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Spread the mixture evenly across the pizza base.
- Add the sliced courgette.
- Top with the rest of the cheddar and goats cheese.
- Sprinkle with chives and put in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 10 minutes. If the base is still a little soft, put it back in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle over some more chives and the lemon zest before serving.
Notes
- Try to use yellow and green courgettes to give varied colour and flavour. However if you can't find yellow courgettes you can just use green.
- If you don't fancy making this with a yogurt sauce, you could swap it for a classic tomato sauce instead.
- The courgettes may produce some liquid when cooking, so just drain it a little and then put it back in the oven for a little longer.
- Want to make this pizza vegan? Swap the Greek yogurt for soya yogurt and use vegan cheese.
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
This is genius! Zucchini pizza would pretty much ensure that everyone would eat their vegetables.
Chris Collins
This looks so fresh and vibrant! Can't wait to give the recipe a go :)
Wajeeha
Such a beautiful pizza! I love the sound of that yogurt sauce and the courgettes look so pretty...
Mary Bostow
Oooh, this looks SO good! Would love to try this. Thank you for a great recipe!
Jyoti kiran
Looks so amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
Michelle
What a delicious and fresh version of pizza, perfect for late summer and a brilliant way to eat extra veg.
Dems Banjo
Thanks Dannii,
This courgette and lemon pizza looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe here, i love pizza and will give it a try.
Kelly Anthony
This zucchini and lemon pizza looks so light and delicious. I love how quick and flavorful it is.
Cindy Gordon
This is a show stopper, I LOVE the colors in this. So simple and yet so beautiful! Love all the ingredient flavors paired together! YUM
Catherine Brown
Now this is a GORGEOUS pizza! Those flavors (and colors) are so perfect together! Really can't wait to try this one!
Claudia Lamascolo
I love how vibrant your colors in this pizza is. I think I would totally eat this for even breakfast it looks so good!
Danielle Wolter
This sounds so fresh and delicious. Love that you used goat cheese!
Ann
Whoa, never occurred to me to put a yogurt base on a pizza but this sounds amazing! Must try!
Caroline
Lemon and zucchini go so well so I'm intrigued to give this a try. Sounds tasty!
Marc @ Norecipes
Wow that's so colorful and sunny! Also love that you used greek yogurt, I can almost taste the combo of the creamy tart yogurt and savory cheddar.
Rhiannon
Wow I would never have thought of that as a pizza topping but it does sound beautifully light and fresh. We’ll have to give it a try