5-Minute Green Pizza Sauce with Basil & Spinach

The best 5-minute green pizza sauce studded with aromatic basil and refreshing lemon. It's delicious, so easy & made in a blender. Made with just 5 ingredients (plus salt).

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• Why You’ll Love It
• The Ingredients
• Step-by-step Photos
• Expert Tips
• FAQ
• Storing & Serving
• Recipe

Why You’ll Love It

A traditional red tomato sauce is brilliant, but sometimes you need to switch things up a little. That's when my vibrant green sauce comes in handy.

• You can make it in batches & freeze it for later
• Better than any store bought sauce
• Made within 5 minutes
• Can be served as a dipping sauce for pizza 
• Easy & simple ingredients like garlic, basil & dry herbs
• Like green pesto, but with no nuts
• A great alternative to classic red pizza sauce

Plus, I prepared step-by-step photos, video & serving suggestions for you below!

The Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make my AMAZING green pizza sauce.

Ingredient notes:

Fresh basil - no need to discard the stalks. I used both the leaves & the stalks. 

Baby spinach - can be swapped for regular spinach.

Olive oil - you can use any other oil of your choice (sunflower, hemp, etc)

Equipment - I used my Optimum blender by Froothie. You can use any food processor or high-speed blender.

Step-by-step Photos

This is so simple to make, you practically can’t go wrong.

PS - Full ingredients list & detailed instructions are available at the bottom of this post.

1. Add your ingredients to the blender (start with oil).
2. Blend until smooth. Adjust to taste (e.g. add more salt, garlic, or make it spicy).
3. Spread on pizza.*
4. Bake & enjoy!

*This sauce can also be served on bread, as a dip, as a salad dressing.

Expert Tips

• Make it spicy by adding green chilies (or chili flakes).
• Don’t have a blender? Use a food processor or hand blender. 
• Want it runnier? Add more oil.
• Find it too runny? Add more spinach or basil.
• Once everything is blended, add more spices or herbs to taste. 
• Make it oil-free by swapping oil for water. 
• Customise it with your own greens like parsley & kale
• Want premade pizza sauce? Make it in large batches and have it ready whenever you want. Storing suggestions below.

FAQ

Storing & Serving

To store, place in an airtight container in the fridge. Keep for about 3-4 days.

There are countless ways of serving it - feel free to get creative.

I spread it on pizza, then topped it with cherry tomatoes & smoked vegan mozzarella. Just before serving, I added watercress, chives & hemp seeds. I used a pre-made pizza base (from M&S) and baked it for 10 minutes at 200°C. 

Whereas I love it on pizza, I’m also addicted to using this sauce as a(e.g. add more salt, garlic, or make it spicy) for my homemade garlic twist bread.

My other top serving suggestions:

• As a pizza dipping sauce
• Toss it around with lettuce & veggies for a great salad dressing
• Spread it on bread & top it off with arugula (rocket), zucchini and toasted seeds
• If you’re making your own homemade bread rolls, you can use this sauce as a filling - it’s SO good.

If you enjoyed this recipe, you might also love my homemade green pesto, immersion blender hummus, or green mint & mango chutney.

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