Tenderstem® and chorizo pizza

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Tenderstem PizzaQuick, easy and a great way to get little ones to eat their veggies. This Tenderstem and chorizo pizza is a great Friday night/movie night recipe. Serve with a mixed salad. 

Serves: 4 medium sized pizzas

Preparation and cooking time: 12 minutes

What You”ll Need:

For the dough:

  • 350ml warm water (made from ½ boiling and ½ cold)
  • 1 tbsp dried yeast
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 600g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp fine sea salt

For the topping:

  • 240g Tenderstem
  • 300g passata (smooth Italian tomato sauce)
  • 350g mozzarella, torn into bite sized pieces
  • 120g chopped chorizo or equivalent weight in chopped ham
  • 50g Parmesan cheese, grated

What To Do:

  1. Measure the water into a jug and sprinkle over the yeast and sugar. Stir well and set aside for 10 minutes, after which time a little beer-like head will have begun to form on the surface.
  2. Weigh the flour into a bowl and stir though the salt. Make a well in the middle and pour in the olive oil and the yeasty water. Use a metal spoon to stir and bring the dough roughly together then tip onto the work surface. Using a pushing and pulling action with the heel of your hands knead the dough for about 8 minutes until it is smooth and stretchy. Kids will love helping with this. When its ready, put into a clean, lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean tea towel and leave to rise for 30 minutes.
  3. Blanch the Tenderstem in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain and allow to cool.
  4. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured worktop and cut into 4 pieces. Roll each piece to a rough circle of about 5 mm thick and lay each on a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  5. Top each pizza by spreading out 2 or 3 tablespoons of passata in a thin layer,  then divide the Tenderstem between each. Sprinkle over the mozzarella and chorizo and scatter over the parmesan. Bake each pizza in a hot oven for about 12 minutes until the crust is crisp and the cheese melted and bubbling.

Cooks tip: For a vegetarian pizza, swap the chorizo/ham for sliced red peppers or halved cherry tomatoes, or for a super nutritious version, crack whole eggs into a well in the centre of the pizza.

Recipe from Tenderstem.co.uk.

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