Fried Pizza with Mozzarella & Peppers | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes (2024)

As featured in

• 

  Cucina di Amalfi

1. To prepare the fritta, mix all the ingredients together, except the oil for frying, in a large mixing bowl and knead well for 8 minutes. Please do not over-knead. Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover and leave the dough to relax for 1 hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/220°C/425°F/gas 7.
3. Prepare the red peppers for the topping. Roast the peppers in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, depending on the size of the pepper — they should be wrinkled and blackened slightly when ready. Cool the peppers in a bowl, remove the skin when cold and cut each pepper into 6 large strips.
4. To prepare the dressing, gently warm all the ingredients in a small saucepan over a low heat to heat through. Transfer to a food processor or blender and mix until smooth. Season to taste.
5. Once rested, the dough should be ready to fry. Break off a small golf-ball sized piece of dough and roll into a thin disc on a floured surface, to about 18 cm/7 in. in diameter. Repeat with the rest of the dough until you have 16 discs (you only need 12, so enjoy the leftovers as cooking snacks!).
6. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the discs one at a time, shaking the pan vigorously, for about 4 minutes until the dough circle aerates and becomes crip and golden. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with sea salt and keep warm until ready to serve.
7. To assemble, toss the rocket leaves in a little extra virgin olive oil. Place a piece of mozzarella on each fritta. Arrange the anchovy fillets and roasted pepper strips on top. Scatter over the rocket and capers and spoon the dressing over and around the fritta. You might like to finish with a light drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of black pepper.

1. To prepare the fritta, mix all the ingredients together, except the oil for frying, in a large mixing bowl and knead well for 8 minutes. Please do not over-knead. Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover and leave the dough to relax for 1 hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan/220°C/425°F/gas 7.
3. Prepare the red bell peppers for the topping. Roast the peppers in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, depending on the size of the pepper — they should be wrinkled and blackened slightly when ready. Cool the peppers in a bowl, remove the skin when cold and cut each pepper into 6 large strips.
4. To prepare the dressing, gently warm all the ingredients in a small saucepan over a low heat to heat through. Transfer to a food processor or blender and mix until smooth. Season to taste.
5. Once rested, the dough should be ready to fry. Break off a small golf-ball sized piece of dough and roll into a thin disc on a floured surface, to about 18 cm/7 in. in diameter. Repeat with the rest of the dough until you have 16 discs (you only need 12, so enjoy the leftovers as cooking snacks!).
6. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the discs one at a time, shaking the pan vigorously, for about 4 minutes until the dough circle aerates and becomes crip and golden. Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with sea salt and keep warm until ready to serve.
7. To assemble, toss the rocket leaves in a little extra virgin olive oil. Place a piece of mozzarella on each fritta. Arrange the anchovy fillets and roasted pepper strips on top. Scatter over the rocket and capers and spoon the dressing over and around the fritta. You might like to finish with a light drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of black pepper.