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Spinach and pine nut pinsa romana

Spinach and pine nut pinsa romana

Name: Spinach and pine nut pinsa romana
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: Makes enough to top 2 pinsa bases
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced; 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme; 250g spinach leaves, washed; 2 /recipes/pinsa-romana-rom…tyle-pizza-bases/pinsa romana bases; 125g fontina cheese or mozzarella, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp pine nuts; 2 tbsp grated parmesan or vegetarian alternative

Easy
January 2021

Easy
January 2021

Test kitchen approved

Makes enough to top 2 pinsa bases
Hands-on time 15 min (plus making the pizza base), oven time 6-8 min

Looking for vegetarian pizza topping ideas? How about this restaurant-level vegetarian combination of spinach, pine nuts and fontina cheese? We’ve used a pinsa romana (roman-style) pizza base.

Alternatively, how about this this vegetarian pinsa romana pizza with beetroot, goat’s cheese and crème fraîche?

Vegetarian recipes

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 471kcals
Fat: 20.6g (7.2g saturated)
Protein: 17.7g
Carbohydrates: 51.4g (2.7g sugars)
Fibre: 4.8g
Salt: 1.3g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 471kcals
Fat: 20.6g (7.2g saturated)
Protein: 17.7g
Carbohydrates: 51.4g (2.7g sugars)
Fibre: 4.8g
Salt: 1.3g

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
250g spinach leaves, washed
2 pinsa romana bases
125g fontina cheese or mozzarella, thinly sliced
2 tbsp pine nuts
2 tbsp grated parmesan or vegetarian alternative

Method

Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion, garlic and thyme with some salt and pepper over a low-medium heat for 10 minutes until well softened. Add the spinach, stir and cook for 1-2 minutes or until just wilted. Remove from the heat and leave to cool (see Make Ahead).
Heat the oven to 230°C/210°C fan/gas 8. Divide the spinach mixture between the 2 bases, then top with the fontina/mozzarella, pine nuts and parmesan. Cook for 6-8 minutes until the toppings are melted and golden.