Whole Wheat Vegetable Pizza

Submitted by Franz

This recipe is in categories Main courses, Party food, Snacks

Wholewheat Pizza

About this recipe

Healthiness : (26 votes) Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Number of servings: 2-4
Serving suggestions: Serve with a crisp salad and coleslaw
This is a vegetarian recipe

Tasty whole-wheat pizza.

Ingredients

250g-300g (10-12oz) cups flour
115g (4oz) whole-wheat flour
two packages (¼ ounce each) quick-rise yeast
1 x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) garlic powder
½ x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) salt
250ml (7 fl oz) warm water (120 to 130 degrees)
2 x 15ml spoon (tablespoon) plus 1 x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) olive oil (divided)
one can of (350g/14 oz) diced tomatoes, not drained
1½ x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) sugar
1 x 15ml spoon (tablespoon) chopped fresh parsley
1½ x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) Italian seasoning
1½ x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) dried basil
½ x 5ml spoon (teaspoon) garlic powder
¼ x 5ml spoon (teaspoon)pepper
115g (4oz) chopped zucchini (courgettes)
115g (4oz) sliced fresh mushrooms
25g (1oz) cup chopped onion
25g (1oz) chopped red pepper
25g (1oz) chopped green pepper
200g (8oz) grated reduced-fat mozzarella cheese

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Rolling Pin
Pizza Pan
Saucepan
Frying Pan
Grater

Making and cooking it

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

Preheat oven to 220°C/425°f/Gas Mark 7
Make a dough with the flour, yeast, warm water, salt and 15ml (tablespoon) of oil
Cover and leave to rise in a warm place until double in size
Punch dough down. Divide in half; roll each portion into 30cm (12") circle. Transfer to greased 30cm (12") pizza pans
Prick dough with fork
Bake in preheated oven eight to ten minutes or until lightly browned
Mix tomatoes, sugar, parsley, Italian seasoning, basil, garlic powder and pepper in saucepan
Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, 15 to 18 minutes, stirring occasionally
In a skillet (frying pan), saute (lightly fry) vegetables in remaining 5ml (teaspoon) of oil until tender
Spread each pizza with one-cup sauce (refrigerate or freeze the rest of the sauce for another time)
Sprinkle with vegetables and cheese. Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is melted

The recipe makes two pizzas of six slices each