Greek Pizza - Greek Cooking by Katerina

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat feta

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Reduced-fat feta cuts calories while ricotta offers a milder flavor.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while provolone is often less expensive.

pizza dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought dough

Whole wheat dough increases fiber, while store-bought saves time.

kalamata olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: black olives

Green olives offer a similar briny flavor, while black olives are often less costly.

Start with 500 grams of flour in a bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar to the flour.

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and stir it in.

Use your hands to mix the water into the flour, adding more flour if needed.

Knead the mixture for about 5 to 10 minutes until a nice dough forms.

Let the dough rest for at least 1 hour, covered with a clean towel in a warm place.

After resting, add a few drops of olive oil to the dough and knead it a bit more.

Prepare the sauce by adding olive oil to a pan and heating it.

Add 100 milliliters of passata and some water to the pan.

Season with salt, ground pepper, and a bit of oregano and sugar.

Cook the sauce on medium heat for about 5 minutes until it starts boiling, then reduce to medium heat for 5 more minutes.

Prepare toppings: grate Gouda cheese, Greek yellow cheese, and smoked cheese.

Slice tomatoes, green bell peppers, and onions, and halve the olives, removing the pits.

Chop Greek country sausage into pieces.

Roll out the dough with some flour to a thick crust.

Spread the prepared tomato sauce evenly over the dough.

Sprinkle Gouda cheese over the sauce, followed by Greek yellow cheese and smoked cheese.

Add the chopped sausage, sliced tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, olives, and crumbled feta cheese on top.

Sprinkle a bit of oregano over the toppings.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F).

Bake the pizza for about 20 minutes until done.

Remove from the oven, let cool slightly, and cut into pieces.

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