Chef Merajuddin Ansari's light, fresh, Fruit Pizza is not saccharine sweet and is a health-conscious way to begin the morning.
This pizza doesn't use maida or even wheat flour -- the base consists of a mixture of oatmeal and almonds.
Creamy hung curd or Greek yoghurt replaces the tomato sauce, and an assortment of freshly sliced seasonal fruits make the topping.
An award-winning chef, Chef Ansari has spent 15 years in the kitchens of the Hilton, Radisson at Oman, Mariott and now the Sheraton learning his art.
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Photograph: Kind courtesy Four Points by Sheraton
Breakfast Fruit Pizza
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup instant oats or oatmeal
- 1 cup whole badam or almonds
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 1 tbsp date syrup or any sweetener, optional
- Pinch salt
- Hung curd or Greek yoghurt or vegan yoghurt, as needed
- 2 strawberries, sliced
- 1 kiwi, sliced
- 1 orange, cut into segments
- Handful blueberries
- 1 banana, sliced
- a few black grapes, sliced
- 4 pudina or mint leaves, stem removed
- Honey, to drizzle on top, optional
- Oil to line the baking tray
Method
- Combine the oats and the almonds in a blender and grind into a coarse mixture without adding water.
Transfer into a mixing bowl.
Add the rice flour and the salt.
- In a blender, puree the bananas along with the date syrup.
Pour the pureed bananas over the oats mixture.
Gently mix until combined.
The mixture will be wet.
Let it rest for a few minutes, until the oats absorb the excess moisture and pat into a ball.
- Line a large baking tray with baking paper and grease with a little oil.
Transfer the oats ball onto the tray.
Grease your hands with oil and pat down the dough on the paper wit your hands -- ideally the thickness of the dough should be around ½ cm to 1 cm.
Bake in a 180°C preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes.
Take out of the oven and cool completely.
Peel the baking paper off gently.
Place the pizza on a flat surface and smear with the hung curd/Greek yogurt.
Place the fruits and the mint leaves on top.
Drizzle with honey, cut into slices and serve.
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Chef Merajuddin Ansari is the executive chef of Four Points by Sheraton, Navi Mumbai.
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