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| General Category : Main Course |
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| Food Group : Meat-Pork, Vegetables, Cheese/Other Dairy |
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| Preparation Method : Bake |
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You can cook fresh spinach or use thawed frozen spinach for this pizza, which is delicious with or without the ham.
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Ingredients
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1-1/2 lb (750 g) pizza dough |
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1 tbsp (15 mL) cornmeal |
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2 tbsp (30 mL) extra-virgin olive oil |
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3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt |
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1-1/2 cups (375 mL) cooked spinach (or 1 pkg/300 g thawed frozen spinach, drained) |
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1-1/2 cups (375 mL) shredded Fontina cheese |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper |
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3 oz (100 g) thin slices prosciutto cotto or other cooked ham |
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Preparation
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Shape pizza dough into ball by pulling sides downward and folding into bottom centre. Let rest for 20 minutes.
On lightly floured surface, shape dough into 14-inch/35 cm round or 16- x 12-inch/40 x 30 cm rectangle to fit pizza pan or baking sheet by pressing down with fingertips and stretching dough by pulling at edges, or use a rolling pin. Sprinkle pan with cornmeal; lay dough in pan.
Spread oil and garlic over surface and sprinkle with salt; cover with spinach and top with cheese. Sprinkle with pepper and top with prosciutto cotto.
Bake on lower rack in 425°F/220°C oven until bottom of crust is browned, about 17 minutes in convection oven and 20 minutes in conventional oven.
Makes 8 slices.
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Nutritional information
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Per slice: about 408 cal, 16 g pro, 16 g total fat (6 g sat. fat), 51 g carb, 3 g fibre, 35 mg chol, 878 mg sodium. % RDI: 18% calcium, 27% iron, 34% vit A, 6% vit C, 37% folate.
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Source
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Homemakers Magazine: April 2006
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