CHORIZO PIZZA WITH PEPPERS & MANCHEGO

Chorizo pizza with peppers & manchego image

Use our oven- and barbecue-friendly pizza dough recipe to create a crispy base, then top with Spanish sausage and cheese

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Time 25m

Yield Makes 2 pizzas (serves 4)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

½ quantity pizza dough (see recipe in 'goes well with', right), divided into 2 balls
4 cooking chorizo sausages
4-6 peeled plum tomato from a can, drained
100g manchego , shaved (reserve a few shavings to serve)
100g firm mozzarella , cut into 2cm cubes
½ Romero pepper , thinly sliced
pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
2 handfuls spinach leaves

Steps:

Prepare the dough following the instructions in our basic pizza dough recipe in 'goes well with', right.
Thickly slice the chorizo and pan-fry until crisp. Remove and set aside. Cook one side of the pizzas.
Crush 2-3 of the tomatoes with your hands and drain in a sieve, then spread on the cooked side of the pizzas. Top with both cheeses, the pepper and chorizo. Season and add chilli flakes if you like it hot. Grill, covered, until the cheese is melted. Finish with the spinach leaves and shavings of manchego.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 597 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 17 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 50 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 29 grams protein, Sodium 2.3 milligram of sodium