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Pizza Margherita

One serving has 795 kcal and 33 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (116%), selenium (103%), riboflavin (87%), cobalamin (76%), folate (73%) and phosphorus (65%). Ready in 140 minutes.

Pizza Margherita
Photo: Bex Walton from London, England, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 130 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (370 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian, High protein
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 125 g Plain flour
  • 80 g Water
  • 2 g Dry yeast
  • 1.5 g Salt
  • 8 g Extra virgin olive oil
  • 70 g Crushed tomatoes
  • 80 g Fresh mozzarella
  • 3 g Basil

Method

  1. Mix the flour, yeast and water, then add the salt and knead for 10 minutes into a smooth, soft dough.
  2. Cover and leave to rise for about 2 hours, until doubled.
  3. Heat the oven as hot as it goes (250-280 °C) with a baking stone or tray inside.
  4. Stretch the dough by hand into a thin 28 cm round, leaving the edge a little thicker.
  5. Spread the crushed tomatoes seasoned with a pinch of salt, add torn mozzarella and drizzle with olive oil.
  6. Bake for 7-10 minutes until the crust is blistered, then top with fresh basil.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy795 kcal38%
Carbohydrates103 g
Water200 mL
Fiber5.3 g18%
Protein32.7 g68%
Tryptophan0.59 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine1.2 g
Methionine0.66 g
Cystine0.39 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine0.74 g
Fat27.3 g
Monounsaturated11.3 g
Polyunsaturated2.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.7 g
Saturated12.5 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol63.2 mg
Calcium455 mg46%
Copper0.35 mg39%
Iron7.3 mg40%
Magnesium61.3 mg20%
Manganese1.1 mg58%
Phosphorus455 mg65%
Potassium428 mg9%
Selenium56.6 µg103%
Sodium1,107 mg
Zinc3.6 mg45%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.3 mg116%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.96 mg87%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.2 mg65%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg23%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)292 µg73%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.8 µg76%
Choline22.4 mg5%
Vitamin A159 µg23%
Vitamin C7 mg9%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12.8 IU2%
Vitamin E2.5 mg17%
Vitamin K23.2 µg26%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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