Cheeseless Spanish Pizza - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    CRUST
    1 (1/4 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
    1 teaspoon sugar
    2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 cup warm water
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    TOPPING
    20 spinach leaves
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    2 medium onions, chopped
    2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained
    1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
    12 black olives, pitted and chopped
Preparation
    Brush pizza pan with melted butter or oil.
    Make crust: Combine yeast, sugar and 1 /14 cups flour in large bowl.
    Add warm water and oil.
    Beat with electric beaters for 3 minutes.
    Stir in as much remaining flour as you can.
    Knead dough on lightly-floured surface until smooth in elastic.
    Place in a greased bowl; cover and leave in warm place to rise for 45 minutes or until doubled.
    Make topping: Rinse spinach; do not pat dry. Cut into shreds.
    Place into saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. Drain and cool. Squeeze out excess moisture.
    Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
    Heat oil in medium saucepan, add garlic and onion. Cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
    Add tomatoes and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes. Drain.
    Punch down dough and knead on lightly-floured surface for 2-3 minutes.
    Roll or pat dough onto prepared pan.
    Spread dough with spinach. Top with tomato mixture; sprinkle with olives.
    Bake 25-30 minutes.
    Cut into small squares. Serve warm or cold.

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