Broccoli and Carrot Pizza

I am trying to branch out in my pizza making. I love cheese pizza so much that I usually just end up not putting anything else on it. But I was making this pizza as a side so I wanted to put some veggies on it. I got the idea from smitten kitchen, for her shaved asparagus pizza. But thanks to all of my not cooking last week, the asparagus went bad. So I used some broccoli instead. I have always liked steamed broccoli, so I've never really tried it any other way. I had thought about roasting broccoli before. But why mess with somethin that aint broke? After this pizza though, I think I will be trying some roasted broccoli. There was just a lot more flavor than steamed broccoli. I think that this pizza was a hit. The only problem that I had was that when I tried to put it in the oven a lot of the broccoli rolled off. I would definitely try to cut the pieces smaller next time.

Broccoli and Carrot Pizza

1 ball pizza dough
1-2 heads broccoli (crowns cut bite size, stalk peeled into strips)
1 carrot, shredded
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
2 Tbls olive oil
1 green onion
1 Tbls parsley
salt & pepper

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Stretch out your pizza dough to a 12-in. round. In a bowl toss the broccoli and carrot with 1 Tbls olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the rest of the olive oil over the pizza dough. (Make sure your dough isn't going to stick before you start topping it). Add parmesan, mozzarella, and veggies. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Sprinkle with green onion and parsley.

Served with Brats with smoked cheddar.