Healthy
and pizza? Is it really possible to have the two words
in the same sentence?
Apparently
Scotland says so. Their new ‘health’ pizza
appears to have gripped our Northern neighbours by storm. The ‘nutritional’ pizza is designed to
provide 30% of an adult’s daily requirements for vitamins and minerals, as well
as a third of the allowance for calories, protein and carbohydrates.
Did you
know that seaweed contains a miniscule portion of salt in comparison to regular
salt? It is therefore a useful addition
to pizzas to reduce the amount of total added salt.
Whilst ‘healthy’
pizzas plan to take over UK supermarkets by storm, why don’t you just do it
yourself? Make it with the kids in your
very own kitchen and you’ll soon realise how easy and fun it is to prepare. It’s a great meal to prepare with the kids and
you’ll enjoy the experience as a family.
Pizzas
with the right ingredients can also be a useful way of sneaking in colourful
fruit and vegetables. Aubergines, bell
peppers, mushrooms, pineapple, tomatoes, onions, garlic and herbs such as basil
are readily available in your local markets.
Whether
this summer is hot or flooding with rain, home-made pizzas can be a great meal
solution to a night in, any day of the week.
It’s easy to assemble and relatively cheap to make.
Recipe ideas
Use wholemeal pita
bread as your base. Cover the pita with
tomato paste and no more than a tablespoon of grated cheese for each pita. Top with your favourite cut up vegetable
pieces. You may wish to try a
combination of tomatoes, mozzarella, garlic and basil. Instead of regular tomato paste, use sundried
tomato paste or a green pesto for a phenomenal boost in flavour. Scatter a light sprinkling of herbs de provence for good measure and
then you are ready to throw this in to the oven.
If you plan to impress, then you could go majestic like this French restaurant in Nice (see picture featured above).
It’s truly
spectacular and regal, topped with salad, juicy tomatoes, olive oil or a salad
dressing, grilled cheese, spring onions and prosciutto. Your guests will certainly enjoy this mouth
watering slice of summer and complement you through-out the night. If you prefer, roll out your own pizza dough. The key is to prepare individual circles of
pastry for each guest.
Now all
you need to do is select the red wine and diluted juice for the kids. That was easy!
How do you
prepare your pizza?
