How to make a healthier homemade pizza with a protein-packed crust

Forget takeaway – nutritionist Delicia Bale’s wholemeal Greek yogurt pizza dough and simple homemade sauce make this satisfying dish a breeze

You’ll never order takeout pizza again (Delicia Bale)

Nutritionist Delicia Bale’s new cookbook, Unprocessed Made Easy, provides easy swaps to reduce the ultra-processed foods you eat – including pizza.

“This pizza recipe features a wholemeal, Greek yogurt dough that is packed with protein, making it a really satisfying meal,” says Bale. “The pizza sauce is also simple to make yourself. I prefer using tinned cherry tomatoes for some recipes as I find them sweeter and much more flavourful.”

Mozzarella and cherry tomato pizza

Makes: 1 large pizza

Ingredients:

For the dough:

300g Greek yoghurt

135g self-raising flour

135g wholemeal flour

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

½ tsp dried oregano

½ tsp garlic granules

Pinch of salt

1 tbsp olive oil

For the pizza sauce:

200g tinned cherry tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato paste

½ tsp Italian herbs

½ tsp chilli flakes

Salt and black pepper

For the toppings:

1-2 balls of mozzarella, sliced

Handful of cherry vine tomatoes, sliced

½ tsp chilli flakes

Chopped basil

Method:

Delicia Bale’s debut cookbook, ‘Unprocessed Made Easy’, is packed with practical recipes to help you swap ultra-processed staples for affordable, homemade alternatives (Ebury)

1. Preheat the oven to 180C.

2. Put the Greek yogurt, self-raising and wholemeal flours, bicarbonate of soda, oregano, garlic granules and salt in a bowl and mix gently until they are combined.

3. Roll the ball out into a thin circle around one centimetre thick and then use your fingers to form a crust around the edge. You may need to use some flour to stop it sticking to the surface.

4. Transfer to a large baking tray, drizzle with the olive oil and bake for 10-12 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, blend the sauce ingredients together until smooth.

6. Remove the pizza from the oven and top with your sauce, the mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, some salt and pepper and the chilli flakes, then place back in the oven to bake for 5-10 minutes until the cheese is melted and the pizza is golden.

7. Serve topped with fresh chopped basil.

Recipe from ‘Unprocessed Made Easy’ by Delicia Bale (Ebury Press, £20).