Description
This delicious vegetarian Olive, Artichoke, and Mozzarella Calzone is perfect for a quick dinner or an impressive lunch. With a combination of ready-made pizza dough, flavorful artichokes, sun-blush tomatoes, olives, and gooey mozzarella, it creates a cheesy, satisfying filling baked to golden perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tsp fennel seeds, bruised
- 125ml garlic and herb pizza sauce (from a jar)
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 6 roasted artichoke halves, chopped (reserve oil)
- 6 sun-blush tomatoes, chopped
- 12 black olives, pitted and chopped
- 2 x 220g balls pizza dough (defrosted, Northern Pizza Dough Co recommended)
- Plain flour, for dusting
- 100g fresh mozzarella, torn
- Mixed bitter salad leaves, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Set the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7.
- Prepare the filling: In a heavy-based pan, toast the fennel seeds over medium heat until fragrant. Add the pizza sauce and oregano, then bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the chopped artichokes, sun-blush tomatoes, and olives.
- Roll the dough: On a lightly floured surface, roll out both dough balls into roughly 28cm circles.
- Assemble the calzone: Divide the tomato mixture evenly between the two dough circles, leaving a 2cm border on one side and about 6cm on the other. Top with torn mozzarella pieces. Moisten the edges of the dough with water.
- Seal the calzone: Fold the dough over to create a calzone shape, pressing the edges firmly to seal. Fold the edges over again and crimp to ensure it’s well-sealed. Brush the calzones with some of the reserved oil from the artichokes.
- Bake: Place the calzones on a baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden and puffed.
- Serve: Slice each calzone in half and serve with mixed bitter salad leaves for a refreshing contrast.
Notes
Feel free to customize the filling with other vegetables or cheeses you enjoy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: main course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 calzone
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 30mg