Pizza...the name itself is enough to get the taste buds tingling! However, this humble Italian treat is often referred to as junk food - and sometimes rightly so with the large amounts of calories and traditional plain flour base.
We love a good Veggie Pizza and I thought how can I make it healthier and more nutritious for my family..? The first obvious trick is to replace the plain flour with a more wholesome base, so I tried wholemeal wheat flour. Just like a soft wholemeal bread, it was absolutely delicious! To stick to the healthy twist on Pizza, I reduced the amount of cheese and increased the veggies :)
Here it is, my healthy nutritious version of the good old PIZZA!
Ingredients for one pizza base: 1 full cup wholemeal wheat flour with a pinch of baking soda (or use wholemeal self raising wheat flour instead), 1/4 cup natural yogurt, pinch of salt, water.
Ingredients for pizza toppings: any veggies you like (if using eggplant, pre-roast chopped eggplant), tomato paste, olive oil, chilli flakes, spinach leaves, your choice of grated cheese.
Make: To make the base dough, combine all of the ingredients and mix with your hands into a firm dough. Cover and leave to raise for a few hours.
When ready, flour the work bench and roll out the dough to desired size. Use wheat flour to avoid any sticky dough. Transfer the base to your pizza baking tray. Brush the rolled out dough with olive oil. Spread tomato paste evenly on the base then sprinkle the chopped veggies, chilli flakes, cheese.
Bake in a pre-heated fan forced oven at 160 degrees for about 25 minutes.
Enjoy your healthy, delicious Veggie Pizza nice and hot!
