Are you looking for an easy recipe that’s healthy and seriously tasty? If you are then check out this Weight Watchers tuna and caper pizza.
There’s nothing better than eating something that you cooked yourself and it helps if it’s healthy too. Taking a pizza out of a box doesn’t count as cooking it yourself, so here’s a quick pizza recipe that will fill you up and help to keep you in shape.
Tuna and Caper pizza
The Basics:
13 ProPoints™ values per serving (52 ProPoints™ values per recipe)
Takes 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook
Servers 4
What you need:
8 tbsp. passata
2 tbsp. capers in vinegar, drained
8 anchovy fillets, chopped (36g)
1 red onion, sliced
10 cherry tomatoes, chopped
75g canned tuna in spring water
240g light halloumi, sliced
40g rocket
What you need for the pizza base:
300g strong white flour
1 tsp. salt
7g sachet dried yeast
1 tbsp. olive oil
Calorie controlled cooking spray
What to do:
1. First things first, you’re going to have to make your own pizza dough. You’re better off making your own base as store bought bases can often be loaded with extra salt and sugar. So, to start, sift some flour and salt into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Then tip the dried yeast sachet into a small dish and add 50ml warm water. Leave it to work its magic for 5 minutes.
2. Pour your yeast mixture and 1 tbsp. of olive oil into the centre of the well. You can then add in another 100ml of warm water. Now, working quickly, mix the flour and water together to make dough. Knead the dough in the bowl for a few minutes then tip out onto the work surface. Continue to knead for 10 minutes until the dough is soft and elastic.
3. Once the dough is soft and elastic you can then divide it into two and roll into balls. Put the dough balls onto a baking sheet that has been misted with low fat spray and cover with Clingfilm. Leave the dough to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
4. Take the dough balls and knead to knock back, which basically means give it a punch or two to make sure the air in the dough is ‘knocked back’ out. Then roll out each dough ball with a rolling pin to make two 30cm (12 in) round shapes. Place the pizza bases onto two baking trays.
5. Preheat the oven to gas mark 9/ 240C/220C for a fan assisted oven. Spread 4 tbsp. passata (pizza sauce) over each pizza base, getting as close to the edges as you can. Then sprinkle the capers, anchovies and red onion over each one. Top each base with the chopped tomatoes, tuna then pieces of halloumi. Cook in the oven for 15 minutes and before you serve it you can scatter the pizza with rocket leaves – you know, for that authentic touch. Now you’ve made your very own pizza.
If you’re not a fan of fish you can always change it for chicken and more vegetables, but the trick here is to stay away from fatty cheese. Now, go off an enjoy your master piece.
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