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Ingredients
for
2
Simple Veggie Pizza
1 hr, ready in 2 h. 25 min.
Time:
Health Score:
77 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- For the dough
- ½ cube Yeast
- sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- For the topping
- 1 cup chopped, canned Tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 1 bunch oregano (chopped)
- 1 Zucchini (cut into ribbons)
- ½ cup Crème fraiche
- ⅔ cup Ricotta cheese
- 1 Red onion (sliced)
Preparation
1.
For the dough: Mix the yeast smoothly with approximately 160 ml lukewarm water and the sugar.
2.
Put the flour, salt and oil into a mixing bowl and add the dissolved yeast. Knead to a pliable dough using the dough hook of your mixer. Cover and put in a warm place to rise for 45 minutes.
3.
For the topping: Meanwhile mix the tomatoes with the garlic and 1 tbsp olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix the crème fraîche with the ricotta and oregano. Heat the remaining oil and sweat the courgette ribbons for about 2 minutes.
4.
Knock back the dough and knead again for a couple of minutes. Divide in two and roll out two thin pizza crusts. Place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
5.
Spread the tomato sauce on the pizzas and top with courgette and the sliced onion. Scatter with crumbled ricotta and oregano and bake in an oven preheated to 220°C (200° fan) | 425F | gas 7 for 10-15 minutes.
Healthy, because
Healthy, because
This simple veggie pizza is rich in vitamins and minerals from the mix of vegetables and protein and calcium from the ricotta.
Even smarter
Even smarter
This recipe is easily adaptable-- feel free to use whichever toppings you like!