Loaded with vegetables, tangy feta and crunchy seeds, Zucchini and Feta Pizza is a vegetarian pizza with a delicious difference.
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 30 minutesmins
Dough Rising 1 hourhr
Total Time 1 hourhr50 minutesmins
Serves 1large tray pizza
Ingredients
for the pizza dough:
7gsachet dried yeast or 21g fresh yeast
250gflour
1tspsugar
1tspsea salt
2Tbspolive oil
1Tbspfine semolina
for the topping:
4medium zucchini
1small sweet potato
3Tbspolive oil
3spring onionssliced
2clovesgarlicchopped
1tspdried oregano
1tspmild chilli flakes
1lemonjuice and finely grated zest
1tspsea salt
125gfetacrumbled
125gcherry tomatoeshalved
3Tbspmixed seedspumpkin, sunflower, pine nuts etc
small bunch fresh mint
small bunch fresh basil
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Instructions
To make the pizza dough stir the yeast into 150ml of warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together the flour, sugar and salt in a medium-sized bowl. After 5 minutes stir the yeast mixture and add to the bowl along with the olive oil.
Use a spoon to stir the mixture until the dough begins to come together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth. Shape into a ball, return to the bowl, drizzle over the oil and cover with clingfilm. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
When you are ready to make the pizza, heat the oven to 220°C / 450°F / Gas 8. Lightly dust the benchtop with flour, then roll out the dough to the size of an oven tray, dusting with flour as necessary to stop it sticking. Sprinkle an oven tray with the semolina, then carefully transfer the dough to the prepared tray.
Grate the zucchini, then place in a mesh bag or clean cloth (I use the type of reusable mesh bag available for fruit and veg at the supermarket) and squeeze tightly to extract as much juice as possible. If you squeeze the zucchini over a jug or bowl you can use the juice to water your pot plants! Peel the sweet potato, then use the peeler to slice the sweet potato into thin ribbons.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large frying pan, then gently cook the spring onions, garlic, oregano and chilli flakes for 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, lemon juice, zest and salt and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes until the zucchini has softened and reduced. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a minute or two.
Spread the zucchini mixture evenly over the prepared dough. Scatter over the sweet potato, feta, tomatoes and seeds. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes until crisp.
Before serving, tear over a handful of fresh mint and basil leaves and drizzle with the remaining oil.