Name: Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza with rocket and pear salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1 cup Greek-style yoghurt; 50 gram butter; 6 flat mushrooms, thickly sliced; 2 Italian sausages, meat removed from casings; 1/4 cup tomato passata; 1 cup grated pecorino cheese; 50 gram pepperoni, sliced; 1 cup grated mozzarella; rocket, sliced pear, toasted chopped walnuts, olive oil, white wine vinegar to serve

Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza with rocket and pear salad

Indulge in an Italian classic with this winning pizza recipe. Homemade bases are topped with mushroom, pepperoni, sausage and pecorino cheese then served with a tasty rocket and pear salad

Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza with rocket salad

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

This recipe first appeared in Woman’s Day.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

1 cup Greek-style yoghurt

50 gram butter

6 flat mushrooms, thickly sliced

2 Italian sausages, meat removed from casings

1/4 cup tomato passata

1 cup grated pecorino cheese

50 gram pepperoni, sliced

1 cup grated mozzarella

rocket, sliced pear, toasted chopped walnuts, olive oil, white wine vinegar to serve

Method

1.Combine flour and yoghurt. Season. Stir until a sticky dough forms. Knead lightly. Season. Set aside, covered, for 10 minutes.

2.Preheat oven to very hot, 220°C. Place two large round oven trays in oven to preheat.

3.In a frying pan, melt butter on medium. Sauté mushrooms for 6-8 minutes. Season.

4.Transfer dough to a well-floured surface. Knead until smooth. Halve. Roll half dough out to a 30cm round. Transfer to a sheet of baking paper. Repeat with remaining dough.

5.Fold edges of dough to create a 1cm border. Form sausage meat into balls. Top bases with passata, pecorino, sausage meat, pepperoni and mushroom. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Using baking paper, lift pizza onto hot trays.

6.Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden and crisp.

7.Toss rocket, pear and walnuts in bowl. Drizzle with dressing of two parts oil to one part vinegar. Serve pizza with pear salad.

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