Fresh, simple and delicious, this garden vegetable French bread pizza is the perfect summer weeknight dinner! Easy and simple, chock full of veggies, this dinner is delicious and filling!
I grew up on a farm next door to my grandparents. It was a pretty idyllic childhood. There was fresh food to eat and space to run and play.
I especially remember helping my grandpa. I don’t know how much help I actually was, but he let me help. I would ride in the back of the tractor and hop off and open the gate for him. Or I would push the hay off the back of the tractor for the cows in the winter months. And I would help plant the corn. My grandpa would hoe a space, and I would drop a few kernels in the ground and my grandpa would push the dirt over them.
Nowadays I don’t live on a farm, but I still like to plant a garden when I can. I live in a little townhouse with hardly any yard space. But we still planted tomatoes, onions and zucchini. And of course, our zucchini is growing like crazy.
I really like this recipe because it’s relatively simple, but it has lots of fresh veggies on it, and it is sooooo good! It just tastes like summer!
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 loaf French bread
1 small zucchini, cut into small chunks
1 red pepper, diced
Kernels of 1 ear of corn or 1/2 cup frozen corn
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon
1 1/2 tablespoons basil, or 1 tablespoon dried basil
3/4 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup fresh mozzarella, diced into cubes
Cut the French bread in half horizontally. Brush 1-2 tablespoons olive oil onto both sides of the bread. Lightly salt and pepper. Broil in oven until lightly browned. Remove from over and set aside.
Add remaining olive oil to a frying pan. Add zucchini, red pepper, and corn. Add the honey and basil. Cook and stir until the vegetables start to soften. Stir in the cherry tomatoes and lemon juice. Remove from heat.
Divide the vegetables in half and spread over the each of the bread halves. Scatter the cheese cubes over the top of the vegetables. Broil the French bread pizza until cheese just begins to brown. Remove from oven. Cut into slices and enjoy!
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