Calzone Alla Falzone With Sicilian Salad Pt 1 Recipe
- 2 lrg Garlic cloves, (not peeled) Extra virgin extra virgin olive oil, for cooking
- 2 tsp Dry yeast, (7g sachet)
- 700 gm Self raising flour, plus extra for dusting Good healthy pinch dry oregano
- 25 gm Unsalted butter
- 125 gm Ball mozzarella
- 50 gm Button mushrooms
- 1 x 115 gram jar artichokes in extra virgin olive oil
- 3 x Ripe plum tomatoes
- 1 x 150 gram pac Proscuitto, (8 slices)
- 1 x 225 gram bag tender young spinach
- 200 gm Liquid removed can black pitted olives
- 1 x 115 gram car mascarpone cheese, about
- 1 bn Fresh mixed herbs, (flat-leaf parsley, basil and chives)
- 1 x 150 gram pie white bread
- 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar Salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 240C/475F/Gas 9.
- 1 Place the garlic cloves in a small roasting tin and drizzle over a little extra virgin olive oil.
- 2 Place in the oven for 10-12 min or possibly till softened when gently squeezed.
- Open the sachet of yeast and place in a jug.
- Pour in 200ml/7fl ounce of tepid water, stirring.
- 3 For the Dough: Place the flour in a bowl and make a dip in the centre.
- Add in the oregano, knob of butter, few drops of extra virgin olive oil and season generously.
- 4 Pour in the dissolved yeast mix and pour in 200ml/7fl ounce tepid water or possibly sufficient to make the mix come together in the bowl.
- Lightly mix with your hands till you have a ball of dough.
- 5 Tip out the dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead lightly to a round smooth ball.
- 6 Cut into eight portions and roll each one out to a 10cm/4" circle, ensuring which the dough is thick sufficient to hold the ingredients when sealed (only make two).
- 7 Chop up the mozzarella, mushrooms and artichokes and place each one in a small bowl.
- Peel one of the plum tomatoes, remove the seeds and chop up the flesh, then place in a bowl.
- 8 Shred four slices of the proscuitto and put on a plate with a handful of the spinach and half of the olives.
- 9 Layer up the mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes, plum tomatoes, proscuitto, spinach and olives with dollops of the mascarpone on one side of each piece of dough and fold over to enclose.
- 10 Seal the edges of each calzone by folding it like a pasty.
- Lightly dust a baking sheet with flour and place the calzones on top.
- 11 Drizzle a little of the extra virgin olive oil over the top.
- Bake for 10-12 min till cooked through and golden.
- 12 Heat a frying pan.
- For the Tapenade: Place the remaining olives in a food processor with some flat-leaf parsley, basil and chives and squeeze in one of the roasted garlic cloves.
- 13 Blitz to a paste and then pour in sufficient extra virgin olive oil to make a thick puree - you'll probably need four to five tsp.
- in total.
- Season to taste.
- 14 Remove the crusts from the bread, cut into cubes and place in a bowl.
- Spoon over the tapenade and toss to coat.
- Add in some oil to the frying pan and then tip in the coated bread cubes.
- 15 Cook for 4-5 min, tossing occasionally till crisp and lightly golden brown.
- Drain well on kitchen paper.
- 16 For the dressing for the salad: Place the balsamic vinegar in a blender with a good handful of basil leaves, 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and squeeze in the remaining roasted garlic clove.
- Whizz to a thick dressing and season to taste.
- 17 Slice up the remaining two tomatoes for the salad.
- Place the spinach in a bowl with some herb leaves, season generously, pour over the dressing
- continued in part 2
garlic, yeast, raising flour, butter, mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes, tomatoes, black pitted olives, mascarpone cheese, mixed herbs, gram pie white bread, salt
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/calzone-alla-falzone-with-sicilian-salad-pt-1-98165 (may not work)