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Whole-wheat pizza

August 2, 2022
Recipe

An electric mixer is helpful but not necessary for this whole-wheat pizza dough.

Serves 4

You can double the recipe and use the extra dough to make breadsticks or flatbread. The dough can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours before baking.

To make this plant based, leave out cheese.


To make dough, dissolve yeast in warm water, let sit 5 minutes. Mix dry ingredients together. Add oil and water-yeast mixture. Knead for 10-15 minutes for best texture. An electric mixer is helpful, but not necessary.

Let dough rise for a minimum of 1 hour.

Heat oven to 450 F. Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Place dough on baking sheet or pizza peel. Top with tomatoes, spinach, basil, oregano, garlic, sliced olives and crumbled feta cheese. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cheese melts and crust is crisp.


Pizza dough:

  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons barley flour
  • 2 teaspoons gluten
  • 1 tablespoon oats
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Toppings:

  • 2 1/2 cups sliced tomatoes (about 3 tomatoes)
  • 2 1/2 cups chopped raw spinach
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried)
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 5 black olives thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

DASH Eating Plan Servings

1 Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits 2 Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 2 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits 1 Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products 2 Nonstarchy vegetables 2 Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

2 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits 1/2 Protein and dairy Sweets 2 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 233 Calories 29 g Total carbohydrate 12 mg Cholesterol 6 g Dietary fiber 3 g Monounsaturated fat Potassium 9 g Protein 3 g Saturated fat 1 slice (1/4th of pizza) Serving size 274 mg Sodium 9 g Total fat