Pizza bianca with broccoli and garlic
Makes: 2 large pizzas
Serves: 4
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Pizza bianca with broccoli and garlic
Recipe by Leah Hyslop
Our food director Leah says: ‘Pizza bianca – white pizza – is a classic street food in Rome, and perfect for people, like me, for whom the cheese is the best bit. I like bringing a little freshness to the pizza party with broccoli and rocket’
Makes: 2 large pizzas
Serves: 4
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
870Kcal
Fat
38gr
Saturates
21gr
Carbs
99gr
Sugars
13gr
Fibre
6gr
Protein
30gr
Salt
2.5gr
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Leah Hyslop
Leah Hyslop is the former Food Director of Sainsbury's magazine
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Leah Hyslop
Leah Hyslop is the former Food Director of Sainsbury's magazine
See more of Leah Hyslop’s recipes
Ingredients
- 1 batch pizza dough (see step 1 in the recipe)
- 175g broccoli, chopped into small florets
- 1 x 300g tub full fat soft cheese
- grated zest of 1 large lemon, plus a squeeze of juice
- 1 tbsp finely chopped thyme leaves, plus extra to sprinkle
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 x 200g pack Taleggio, or vegetarian alternative, cut into 12 slices
- 125g Taste the Difference caramelised onion chutney
- about 1 tbsp olive oil, to drizzle
- a handful of rocket leaves, optional
Step by step
- Make the pizza dough of your choice - choose from either our overnight pizza dough or our quick pizza dough. Preheat the oven to as hot as it will go, about 240°C, fan 220°C, gas 9, with 2 large, flat baking trays in the oven.
- Blanch the broccoli in a pan of boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain and pat dry with kitchen paper.
- Roll and shape the pizza dough into 2 large pizza bases about 30cm each in diameter on a large square of baking paper. In a bowl, mix the soft cheese, lemon zest, thyme, and garlic, plus a squeeze of lemon juice. Season; spread over the pizza bases.
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Add the sliced Taleggio cheese and dollop teaspoons of onion chutney over the pizzas, then add the broccoli. Drizzle with olive oil and scatter over a little extra thyme. If using the quick pizza dough, let the pizzas rise for 10-15 minutes before baking.TipYou can use Camembert or Brie in place of the Taleggio.
- Transfer the pizzas to the preheated baking trays; bake for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and the broccoli is going slightly crispy. Scatter with rocket, if using, just before serving.