Saffron Leek and Goats' Cheese Mini Pizzas with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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Source: NYT Cooking.

New York · Leek · French

Four individual pizzas topped with saffron-scented sweet leeks and crumbled goats' cheese, decorated with sun-dried tomatoes in a neat spoke pattern.

Prep20 min
Cook50 min
Total1 h 10 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving503 kcal
Free
Servings4Recipe makes 4
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Method

  1. 1

    Stew. Heat 55 g unsalted butter and 15 ml oil in a large frying pan with a lid, add the 180 g finely diced leek whites and the 1 finely chopped medium onion, cover the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until both vegetables are very soft but have not browned.

  2. 2

    Infuse. Crumble ¼ tsp saffron threads directly into the pan, add ¼ tsp salt, cover again and cook for 10 minutes more, stirring a few times, so the saffron flavour disperses throughout.

  3. 3

    Prepare. Set the oven to 220 °C and dust a large baking tray with 1 tbsp cornmeal or semolina.

  4. 4

    Shape. Divide the 340 g dough into 4 equal portions, shape each into a 15 cm circle with a 1 cm raised rim and set them spaced evenly on the tray.

  5. 5

    Top. Spread the warm leek mixture evenly across each circle, scatter the 170 g crumbled goats' cheese (rind removed) over the top and arrange the 6 drained sun-dried tomato halves like spokes radiating from the centre (alternatively, scatter 16 pitted black olives in a circle).

  6. 6

    Bake. Place the tray on the bottom shelf of the oven and bake for about 20 minutes until the edges are lightly browned and the cheese has melted.

  7. 7

    Serve. Remove from the oven and serve straight away while warm.

Storage

Keep leftovers chilled and eat within 2 days. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • large frying pan with a lid
  • large baking tray
  • wire rack

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Approximate: no weight for sun-dried tomato halves in oil, drained , so it is not in the total. No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.

Per servingAmount
Energy503 kcal
Protein14.7 g
Carbohydrate51.5 g
of which sugars4 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat27 g
of which saturates14.2 g
Fibre3.3 g
Salt1.76 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.9 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values