Supper Vegetable Pizza

Vegetable pizzas can be made with many kinds of vegetables, the vegetables you like and the way you like.                                                           

Super Vegetable Pizza

      

There is no hard and fast rule to make a pizza. Vegetables are used as toppings or combined with the dough as pizza base or pureed to spread on top of the base.

I used broccoli, mushroom and tomato which fall into a group called  supper vegetables as toppings in my supper vegetable pizza. The pizza is colourful and looks appetizing and nourishing. It is an easy to make pizza.

                                Recipe summary
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                           Supper Vegetable Pizza

Preparation Time: 20 minutes (Excluding making the dough)
Cooking Time:   30 minutes 

Serves: 4          


1. Cut one head broccoli into florets and soak in salted water for 15 minutes to kill bacteria and any insects..Drain in a colander. Put the broccoli florets in a ceramic dish add 2 tbsp water, cover the dish and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes.

Ingredients

You can also boil the water and  add ½ tsp salt  and blanch the broccoli florets. Dip the florets in a bowl of cold water to prevent any further cooking. While it is still warm add 1 teaspoon of butter and ¼ teaspoon of pepper and mix well. Keep the broccoli florets aside.

2. Wipe 8 shitake mushroom with a wet cloth or paper towel or use a soft brush to wipe away the dirt, remove and discard the hard stem beneath. Cut the mushroom into half. Keep aside. 

3. In a wok add 1 tsp oil and stir fry mushroom for 1 minute add buttered broccoli and remove from fire.

4.Cut 1 big tomato, core the seeds and cut into strips lengthwise.

Method:

  1. Take the partially baked pizza crust which was baked for 10 minutes at 210°C as said in my dough recipe. 

 2. Spoon the tomato puree (see my recipe) and spread all over the crust. 

Final Super Vegetable Pizza

3. Sprinkle 1/4 cup mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan cheese all over. Arrange the broccoli, mushroom and lastly the tomato. Sprinkle cheese.

 I go very easy on cheese but you can add more cheese as it will be delicious.

            Bake for 8 minutes and cut into 6 or eight pieces and serve hot.

Supper Vegetable Pizza is ready.
                                  

                   Recipe follows in detail with pictures.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes (Excluding making the dough)
Cooking Time:   30 minutes 
Serves: 4                                                                                                                                                          
                                                               

Ingredients   
Prepare the dough (see my recipe) 
 Prepare your tomato puree(see my recipe)                                                                                            

Pizza base

                                                                                                                                                          

Topping 

             

Tomato puree

  
  

one head broccoli                 

Broccoli

8 shitake mushrooms

1 big tomato

1/4 cup mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan cheese

Ingredients for Supper Vegetable Pizza

Preparation

                 Cut the broccoli florets and soak in salted water for 15 minutes to kill bacteria and any insects..Drain in a colander. Put the broccoli florets in a ceramic dish add 2 tbsp water, cover the dish and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Please take care when you open the cover. You can also boil the water and  add ½ tsp salt  and blanch the broccoli florets. Dip the florets in a bowl of cold water to prevent any further cooking.. Don’t overcook broccoli as it will become soggy. While it is still warm add 1 teaspoon of butter and ¼  teaspoon of pepper and mix well. Keep the broccoli florets aside.

Ingredients ready for Supper Vegetable Pizza

Wipe mushroom with a wet cloth or paper towel or use a soft brush to wipe away the dirt, remove and discard the hard stem beneath. Cut the mushroom into half. Keep aside. 
If you have to wash do a quick wash and drain in a bed of paper towels. In a wok add 1 tsp oil and stir fry mushroom for 1 minute add buttered broccoli and remove from fire.

Pizza base coated with tomato puree

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Pizza base with toppings of tomato, broccoli and shitake mushroom

For this recipe cut tomato, core the seeds and cut into strips lengthwise.

Method:

           Take the partially baked pizza crust which was baked for 10 minutes at 210°C as said in my dough recipe.  Spoon the tomato puree (see my recipe) and spread all over the crust. Sprinkle cheese all over. Arrange the broccoli, mushroom and lastly the tomato. Sprinkle cheese. I go very easy on cheese but you can add more cheese as it will be delicious.

            Bake for 8 minutes and cut into 6 or eight pieces and serve hot.

Super Vegetable Pizza after baking

Tip

 When buying broccoli look for a green tightly packed head. Don’t buy yellow colour

 ends and withered. They are old. Broccoli is an easily perishable vegetable which should 

 be used up fast. You can wrap it in a zip locked bag and kept in the top drawer or  

 back end of the top shelf of the fridge. It can be kept for about a week.

When buying mushroom look for plump, fresh mushroom that smells good.. Don’t buy mushroom with black spots, discolored and soggy.

I wrap the mushroom in paper towel and store in a loose plastic bag. It will get moldy when you keep in tight plastic

                                       

When you are buying tomatoes look for a fresh, heavy ones without any soft parts.  Tomatoes can be kept without refrigeration for 2 to 3 days. I buy mostly slightly unripe fruits and place them in a plastic bag in the refrigerator away from hardy vegetables. It will ripen in the fridge and can last for a week but not more than that.  Cut tomato only when you want to use. We cannot keep cut tomato in the fridge.