Ham Pistachio Pizza

Ham Pistachio Pizza is a high-protein homemade fast food recipe ready in 3 h. It makes 4 servings, each 980 kcal with 44 g protein. Intermediate level, 13 ingredients.

Recipe by @ivo_zinee, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 3 htotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 980kcal a serving
  • 44 gprotein
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Ham Pistachio Pizza

What is Ham Pistachio Pizza

A pizza on slow-risen dough rolled in semolina, topped with passata, mozzarella, parmesan, ham, cherry tomatoes, pistachios and basil, baked in a very hot oven.

How to make Ham Pistachio Pizza

Tips from the cook

  • Bake 5 minutes first, add the cheeses, then bake 3 more.
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Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.

Greek Salad15 min · 500 kcal

Meal prep and storage

You can make the dough a day ahead: do the second rise in the fridge and bring it to room temperature 2 hours before baking.

Prep a few days

See this week’s meal prep plan on the blog, or plan your own week in the app.

Ham Pistachio Pizza substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Flour1 option
  • Gluten-free plain flour blend (rice/potato/tapioca) 1:1 by weight

    Pizza dough needs extra water and binder.

Semolina0 option
    Mozzarella1 option
    • Dairy-free mozzarella-style shreds 1:1 by weight

      Caprese/fresh; stretch and browning differ.

      Still contains soy and tree nuts.

    Parmesan2 options
    • Vegetarian hard Italian-style cheese (made with microbial rennet) 1:1 by weight

      Grana Padano is not suitable for egg-free (lysozyme from egg).

      Still contains dairy.

    • Nutritional yeast (fortified flakes) 1:1 by volume, less salty so add pinch of salt

      Does not melt; less sharp.

    Ham1 option
    • Smoked turkey slices 1:1 by weight
    Pistachios2 options
    • Almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans or walnuts 1:1 by weight

      Flavour differs; walnuts robust.

      Still contains tree nuts.

    • Pumpkin or sunflower seeds 1:1 by weight; page lists seeds as the nut-free option

      Not the same flavour; sesame seeds would carry sesame.

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