Smoked salmon chive pitta pizza
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Prep Time
10 Minutes
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Cook Time
12 Minutes
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Yield
4
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Difficulty Level
Easy, Quick
Ingredients
- 2 x 95g can Safcol smoked salmon, drained
- 4 x 18cm whole meal pitta breads
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 medium garlic cloves, crushed
- ½ teaspoon Tabasco (optional)
- 200g grated pizza cheese or mozzarella cheese
- 1 x 250g ball mozzarella, thinly sliced
to serve
- 2 large handfuls of washed rocket leaves
- 2 tablespoons chives chopped
- extra virgin olive oil for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C
- In a small bowl stir together 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the crushed garlic. If you like a little spice, add ½ teaspoon of Tabasco to the olive oil as well.
- Place the pitta breads on 2 large baking trays lined with baking paper.
- Brush each pitta bread generously with the garlic flavored olive oil, scatter with grated cheese and three of slices of mozzarella cheese. Scatter each pitta pizza with half a 95g can of Safcol smoked salmon. Bake in the hot oven for about 12 minutes or until the base is crisp and the cheese and salmon topping is bubbling and just starting to turn golden. Remove from the oven, finish each pitta pizza with a scatter chopped chives and a pile of rocket leaves .
- Serve immediately.
| Servings: | 4 |
| Ready in: | 22 Minutes |
| Course: | Dinner, Snack |
| Recipe Type: | Pizza, Video Recipes |
| Ingredient: | Salmon |
Smoked salmon chive pitta pizza
Everyone loves pizza night, this smoked salmon chive pitta pizza is a stylish white pizza. Pitta bread brushed with garlic and Tabasco flavoured olive oil, topped with mozzarella cheese, smoked salmon, baked till golden and served scattered with chopped chives and rocket, is just delicious.
Pizza perfection!
Ashleigh Feltham (MNutrDiet)
Starting with the immune optimising factors provided by the chives with vitamin C, garlic with its compound called allicin, extra virgin olive oil with 36 different antioxidants and Safcol salmon with its antioxidant called astaxanthin.
Salmon and mozzarella add a good amount of complete protein which will keep you feeling fuller for longer. The fibre found in the wholemeal pitta bread and vegetables will further add to this. Wholemeal also adds B vitamins which are needed for your body to make energy from the food you eat.
Rocket leaves and chives are a good source of folate which is needed for your body to make and repair DNA. Also, vitamin K is a component needed to create strong bones and allow your blood to clot normally.
This pizza is a perfect combination of healthy fats, fibre, and protein to lower the glycemic load of this meal. This means that your blood sugar levels will remain more stable and create long-lasting energy. This recipe is made to satisfy both your taste buds and the needs of your body to function optimally.
