Family & Life Magazine Issue 4 | Page 34

BITES The Festive Christmas Tree Pizza At Family & Life, we believe that cooking can, and should be, a family affair! This month, with the festive season just around the corner, we present the Christmas Tree Pizza, everyone’s favourite Italian cuisine given a celebratory twist. Everyone’s favourite time of the year is here again, when the cool temperatures are a welcome respite from the normally scorching afternoons and everyone is looking forward to an extended break from work and school. It’s the festive season, and what better way to celebrate this occasion than by gathering all the family members in the kitchen to help create a festive feast. We’ve collaborated with Chef Derrick Ang of the Mount Faber Leisure Group to bring to you and your family this delicious and Instagram-worthy Christmas Tree Pizza. Simple yet well-loved by everyone in the family, the Christmas Tree Pizza can be easily baked by your children while you stand on the sidelines and oversee the preparation. Your kids can help to spread the tomato sauce on the pizza based and litter the pizza with their favourite toppings (it doesn’t have to be cherry tomatoes and smoked turkey ham!) while you take control of the chopping and baking. Have fun with this recipe and do share your Christmas Tree Pizza pictures with us! Serves: 2 persons Degree of difficulty: Easy Preparation time: 20 minutes Total cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients Christmas Tree Pizza Frozen Pizza Base.....One eight-inch piece Tomato Sauce........Three tablespoons Smoked Turkey Ham........................ 80 grams Cherry Tomato.........................10 pieces . Baby Spinach...................... 100 grams Shredded Mozzarella Cheese ..................... 100 grams 34 Family & Life • Dec 2013/Jan 2014 Preparations 1 Spread the tomato sauce on the pizza base 2 Lay the cheese on top of the tomato sauce 3 Arrange the baby spinach such that it’s separated over six equal triangles 4 Slice the cherry tomatoes into halves 5 Top the pizza with the sliced cherry tomatoes and smoked turkey ham 6 Bake in the oven at 180°C for 12 minutes 7 Cut the pizza slices into a shape of a Christmas tree, as shown in the pictures above C M Y CM MY CY CMY K