Over the summer when I was in Kyoto, I ate one slice of lotus root pesto pizza. I was with a group and everyone had a slice of the 6 slice pizza. Since that night, I have been dreaming of eating more of that delicious pizza. I finally got around to making it, Wegmans does not sell lotus root so I had to make an extra trip to an Asian Market about 15 minutes away. I invited Carol over to join me for the lotus root pizza. It was her first time eating lotus root. She also enjoyed. I first ate lotus root in 1992 and it is one of my favorite tempura choices. I even made it at the sample food class in Tokyo.

Lotus Root Pesto Pizza: Homemade pizza dough, homemade pesto, peeled sliced lotus root, parmesan cheese – bake until crust is golden brown. Toast pine nuts. add after baking as a garnish.

Lotus Root Chips: Thinly slice peeled lotus root, fry until golden

Kyoto Pizza Inspiration

Kyoto Pizza Inspiration