Roasted Pumpkin and Spinach Pizza with Mexican Peanuts

Roasted Pumpkin and Spinach Pizza with Mexican Peanuts

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, March 20, 2016.

Your recipe for two - extra for you, or serves two!


Ingredients

ROASTED PUMPKIN AND SPINACH PIZZA

  • 200g peeled pumpkin, diced 1cm
  • ½ capsicum, diced 2cm
  • 1 teaspoon Mexican spice mix
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup or runny honey
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 pizza base
  • 1 cup grated colby cheese

CORIANDER SOUR CREAM

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander
  • Zest and juice of ½ a lemon

TO SERVE

  • 3 tablespoon Mexican spicy peanuts
  • 3 tablespoons Mexican pesto
  • 1 tablespoon coriander, roughly torn

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Preheat a second oven tray or alternatively use a pizza stone (if you have one).
  2. Toss pumpkin, capsicum, Mexican spice mix and maple syrup/honey with a drizzle of oil on first tray. Season with salt and pepper and roast until soft and slightly caramelised, 12–15 minutes. Add spinach and toss through until slightly wilted.
  3. Drain excess liquid from canned tomatoes and place in a bowl with garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and break up any larger tomato pieces with a fork.
  4. Place pizza base onto a sheet of baking paper on bench and spread tomato mixture over base. Evenly sprinkle over pumpkin, capsicum, spinach and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Lift baking paper with the pizza onto preheated tray/ stone and cook for 8–10 minutes, until base is crispy.
  5. While pizza cooks, combine sour cream, coriander, lemon zest and juice in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
  6. Sprinkle Mexican spicy peanuts over pizza, drizzle with coriander sour cream and dollop over Mexican pesto. Cut into 8 pieces and divide between each plate. Garnish with coriander.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2980 kj
712 kcal
Protein 27.3g
Carbohydrate 77.1g
Fat 30.5g