Stranger Foods

Superhealthy pizza

Serves 2 25 mins

25 mins	Total
13 mins	Prep
12 mins	Cook
+ 20 mins	Idle

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Homemade pizza is easier to make than you think and needn't be loaded with fat. The portions are quite generous, so any lefovers can be enjoyed cold for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

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200 g flour, half strong white flour, half wholewheat flour
7 g sachet fast-action dried yeast
125 ml warm water

For the topping

200 g can chopped tomatoes, juice drained
handful cherry tomatoes, halved
1 large courgette, thinly sliced using a peeler
25 g mozzarella, torn into pieces
1 tsp capers
8 pitted olives, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)

Instructions

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Mix the flours and yeast in a bowl, Pour in the water and mix to a soft dough. Tip out onto a very lightly floured surface and knead for until smooth and elastic. Press or roll out to around about 30 cm across then lift onto an oiled baking sheet.
Spread the canned tomatoes over the dough to within 2 cm of the edges. Arrange the cherry tomatoes and courgette over the top, then scatter with the mozzarella. Scatter the capers, olives and garlic over the top and drizzle evenly with the oil. Cover lightly with cling film and leave to rise for in a warm place.
Heat oven to 220°C/gas 9 or the highest setting then bake the pizza for until crisp and golden around edges. Scatter with the parsley, if using: and serve in wedges with salad.

Nutrition

kcal 479
fat 13 g
saturates 3 g
carbs 78 g
sugar 9 g
fibre 10 g
protein 19 g
salt 1.4 g

Superhealthy pizza

Ingredients

Instructions

Nutrition

BBC Good Food: Cheap & Healthy