Parents, if you’re looking for a way to encourage your children to eat healthy in a fun and colourful way, then Brock Lee’s Pizza for Peace[ful dinner times] is for you!
| Preparation time less than 30 minutes | Cooking time 10 to 30 minutes |
| Serves serves 4 | Dietary V |
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Brock Lee’s favourite healthy treat is pizza! It’s what you top it with that makes it brock! This quick and easy recipe brings vegetables and a rainbow of colours together. Prepare all the veg, then let the kids pick what they want to decorate.
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Ingredients
- 225g/8oz white flour, plus extra for dusting
- 225g/8oz wholemeal flour
- 1 tsp fast-action dried active yeast
- 1 tsp fine sea salt (no table salt allowed!)
- 4 tsp olive oil, plus extra for the bowl
For the topping
A tip from Brock Lee: I love this recipe because I get to choose whatever I want! Encourage your kids to get involved and get them to choose their own toppings!
- 160g/5¾oz sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 300g/10½oz passata
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 300g/10½oz 50% reduced-fat mature cheddar, grated
- 2 red peppers, seeds removed, thinly sliced
- 2 orange peppers, seeds removed, thinly sliced
- 240g/8½oz sweetcorn (tinned or frozen)
- 240g/8½oz button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 240g/8½oz broccoli, thinly sliced
- ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
- 80g/2¾oz pitted Kalamata olives
- 80g/2¾oz kale, thick stalks discarded, leaves roughly chopped
- freshly ground black pepper
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A tip from Brock Lee: If you’re as busy as me, it can be tough making time to cook healthy treats! But you can prepare the dough in advance and place it in the fridge for up to 4 hours so it’s ready for teatime.
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Method
- Clean, clean, clean! Clean down all your work surfaces.
- We want to preheat the oven as hot as it can go! Put two large baking trays upside down in the oven.
- Put all the flour into a large bowl, add the yeast, salt and olive oil and stir well. Make a dip in the centre, then pour in 325ml/11fl oz warm water and gradually introduce the flour into the liquid to make a soft, sticky dough. Flour, meet liquid, liquid, meet flour… too much?
- Tip onto a lightly floured work surface, dust your hands with flour and knead the dough for 5 minutes, until smooth and springy. This could be something to get your kids involved with!
- Set aside for 15 minutes in a lightly oiled bowl, covered with a clean tea towel.
- While the dough rests (lucky dough), bring a saucepan of water to the boil over a high heat and cook the sweet potato for around 10 minutes, until soft. Drain and set aside.
- Mix the passata with the oregano and black pepper in a bowl.
- Tip the dough out onto the floured work surface and knead briefly. Roll into a log, then cut into four equal pieces. Roll each piece out into a rough circle, about 5mm/¼in thick – the thinner the dough, the crispier the pizza.
- Cut four sheets of greaseproof or baking paper just bigger than the pizzas. Lay the dough on top – this will make it easier to put ‘em on the hot oven trays.
- Spread the passata over the dough, then scatter the cheese over the top. Arrange the vegetables of your choice in circles from the outside in, to cover the cheese.
- Slide a flat baking sheet under a pizza and paper and transfer to the hot tray in the oven. Repeat with each pizza. Bake for 12–15 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Serve hot.
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