Homemade Mediterranean Pizza

Are you anticipating time at home with the kids, keeping them entertained while also trying to find the time to cook a nutritious meal? Why not combine both of those and use this recipe as a fun activity to experience together, while also enjoying a delicious, healthy meal.

If that sounds good to you, we present to you: Home made Mediterranean Pizza!

Homemade mediterranean pizza

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

BASE:

o   1.5 cups wholemeal self-raising flour

o   1 cup full fat Greek yoghurt

o   Extra flour for kneading

TOPPINGS:

o   1x punnet cherry tomatoes, sliced in half

o   ½ cup sliced mushrooms

o   ½ cup sliced sun dried tomatoes (drained)

o   ¼ cup finely sliced olives

o   ¼ sliced red onion

o   ½ cup fresh basil leaves or spinach

o   2 tablespoons of pesto or pizza sauce

o   1 tsp of minced garlic or 1 clove garlic, pressed/finely chopped

o   200g fetta, crumbled

o   Small handful of grated tasty or mozzarella cheese

Method:

1.   Wash and dry hands. Flour a clean bench top and hands.

2.   Preheat oven to 180 degrees

3.   Roll and knead the flour and yoghurt together until it forms a dough like consistency. Best to knead for ~5-8 minutes.

4.   Add water or flour depending on whether the dough is dry or too sticky

5.   Roll flat into 2 large pizzas or 4 small pizza’s

6.   Spread the dough with garlic and sauce of choice (pesto or pizza sauce)

7.   Assemble the pizza with toppings as above with the fetta and cheese last.

TIPS/INFO:

-      Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts for additional healthy fats

-      The Mediterranean diet places focus on eating lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, seeds, fish, and liberal use of olive oil. It involves moderate amounts of dairy foods, and a low amount of red meat.

-      The Mediterranean diet is linked with lower levels of heart disease and strokes

-      Olives are high in vitamin E, antioxidants, and unsaturated fat

Dough recipe adapted from: eatingwell.com