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🍕 Crispy Ajvar Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes and Rocket

520 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
  2. 2. Wash the spring onions thoroughly and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
  3. 3. Slice the white part of the spring onions into thin rings.
  4. 4. Cut the green part of the spring onions into small pieces.
  5. 5. Wash the peppers and cut them in half lengthwise.
  6. 6. Remove the seeds and the stem base from the pepper halves.
  7. 7. Dice the pepper flesh into small cubes.
  8. 8. Add two tablespoons of olive oil to a pot and heat it over medium heat.
  9. 9. Fry the white onion rings in the hot oil for about two minutes.
  10. 10. Add the diced peppers and the sugar to the onion mixture in the pot.
  11. 11. Fry the vegetables together for another two minutes.
  12. 12. Reduce the heat to a low setting.
  13. 13. Season the mixture with a pinch of salt.
  14. 14. Cover the pot and let the vegetables cook for about ten minutes.
  15. 15. Wash the tomatoes under running water.
  16. 16. Cut the tomatoes lengthwise into four wedges.
  17. 17. Place the tomato wedges and the green onion pieces into a bowl.
  18. 18. Drizzle two tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables in the bowl.
  19. 19. Mix the ingredients well together.
  20. 20. Add 100 grams of crème fraîche to the cooked pepper mixture.
  21. 21. Blend the sauce until smooth using a hand blender or a spoon.
  22. 22. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and a little sugar to taste.
  23. 23. Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray.
  24. 24. Roll out the pizza dough on the baking paper.
  25. 25. Spread the pepper sauce evenly over the dough.
  26. 26. Leave a border of about one centimeter wide around the edge of the dough.
  27. 27. Distribute the green spring onions over the sauce.
  28. 28. Place the tomato wedges on the pizza.
  29. 29. Distribute the remaining crème fraîche in small dollops on the pizza.
  30. 30. Slide the baking tray onto the lowest rack in the center of the oven.
  31. 31. Bake the pizza for about twenty minutes until it is golden brown and crispy.
  32. 32. Swap the position of the trays after about ten minutes of baking time if you are using multiple oven racks.
  33. 33. Wash the rocket (arugula) under cold water.
  34. 34. Spin the rocket dry or pat it off.
  35. 35. Place the rocket into a clean bowl.
  36. 36. Drizzle one tablespoon of olive oil over the rocket.
  37. 37. Season the rocket with a pinch of salt.
  38. 38. Toss the rocket with the oil and salt.
  39. 39. Take the finished pizza out of the oven.
  40. 40. Garnish the hot pizza with the seasoned rocket.
  41. 41. Serve the pizza immediately while hot.

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