Spicy pumpkin and prosciutto pizzas
Make your own low-calorie pizzas with this spicy recipe. Ready in only thirty minutes, you'll never order out again!
Reviewed by our expert panel Serves: 4
Time to make: 30 mins
Total cost: $18.48 / $4.62 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 2 x 150g Turkish bread pizza bases
- 2 cups peeled, grated pumpkin
- 4 slices prosciutto, halved lengthways
- 10 baby carrots, scrubbed or peeled, halved lengthways
- ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
- black pepper
- spray olive oil
- 8 cups baby rocket
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled into ribbons
- ¼ cup Kalamata olives
- 2 tablespoons vinaigrette (see tips)
Instructions
1 Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line two large baking trays with baking paper and place a pizza base on each tray.
2 Top each base with grated pumpkin, prosciutto and carrots. Scatter over chilli flakes. Season with pepper and spray with oil.
3 Bake pizzas in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until bases are crisp and pumpkin and carrots are lightly golden.
4 Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine two-thirds of the rocket with cucumber, olives and vinaigrette.
5 Top pizzas with remaining rocket, then slice and serve with the rocket and olive salad.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pizza bases and check prosciutto is gluten free.
Make it low FODMAP: Use gluten-free pizza bases. Choose buttercup squash instead of pumpkin. Choose a prosciutto or salami that doesn’t contain onion or garlic.
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
HFG tip
For vinaigrette, use 1 part olive oil to 2 parts balsamic vinegar.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 376cal
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Kilojoules 1580kJ
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Protein 14g
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Total fat 12g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 50g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 8g
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Sodium 580mg
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Calcium 150mg
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Iron 2mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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