Christmas Tree Pizza
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Christmas Tree Pizza
Description
The Christmas Tree Pizza recipe transforms standard pizza dough into a triangular tree shape for holiday flair. The dough serves as a crispy, warm base spread with tomato puree flavored lightly with dried oregano. Cheddar cheese melts over the pizza, creating a creamy layer that contrasts with the colorful toppings arranged like decorations, including red and green bell peppers, sweetcorn, pepperoni slices, and olives.
Baked at moderate oven temperature, the crust cooks evenly while the cheese bubbles and browns slightly. The combination of melted cheese, tangy tomato, and fresh vegetable toppings delivers a balanced texture profile from crunchy to tender. The peppers and olives provide bursts of color and slight bitterness balancing the richness of cheese and pepperoni.
This themed pizza is suitable for holiday celebrations, casual family dinners, or parties. It can be customized with different cheeses, toppings, or dough types like puff pastry. Taking leftovers creatively or hosting a pizza-making party are practical ways to enjoy this recipe beyond a single meal.
Ingredients
- 200 g pizza dough ready rolled
- 3 tablespoon tomato puree
- 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried
- 30 g cheddar cheese grated
- 0.25 red bell pepper sliced
- 0.25 green bell pepper diced
- 2 tablespoon sweetcorn
- 3 lices pepperoni
- 4 olive halved
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C(fan)/350°F/Gas 4.
- Roll out 200 g Ready rolled pizza dough and cut in to a Christmas tree shape.
- Spread 3 tablespoon Tomato puree over the dough and 0.5 teaspoon Dried oregano if using.
- Sprinkle over 30 g Cheddar cheese.
- Add 0.25 Red bell pepper, 0.25 Green bell pepper, 2 tablespoon Sweetcorn, 3 slices Pepperoni and 4 Olives to make it look like a Christmas tree decorations.
- Put into the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the base has cooked and serve.
Notes
- Use leftover dough to create additional pizzas or festive dough balls.
- Mini trees can be made for party snacks or kid-friendly meals.
- Experiment with different cheeses and toppings to suit your taste or use leftovers.
- Consider using puff pastry for a flaky alternative crust.
- Host a pizza-making party to let guests decorate their own Christmas tree pizzas.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 335 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 335kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 55g | 18% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 1001mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 864IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 116mg | 12% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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