Clean Eating Pissaladiere With Spinach

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping for ZWT5. From Clean Eating, May/June 2009. Pissaladiere is traditionally caramelized onions with anchovies and olives, but this version added spinach for nutrition and fiber. Per Clean Eating, there are only 3 anchovies, which melt into the onions, masking any fishy taste. The onion mixture may be made a day ahead and stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Did you know onions have quercetin, which inhibits the production of histamines, you allergy-sufferers?"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 3 large onions, sliced (about 6 cups)
• 3 anchovies packed in oil, roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 1 lb whole wheat pizza dough (or use Bread Machine Pizza Dough With Whole Wheat Flour, George's Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, Eating Well's Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, or Guilt Free Whole Wheat Pizza Dough)
• olive oil nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and chopped (about 10 oz. frozen)
• 10 kalamata olives, chopped (2 tablespoons)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in large saute pan over medium-low heat.
3. Add onions and cook for about 10 minutes, then stir in anchovies and garlic.
4. Cook for another 30 minutes, mix in thyme, then cook for another 5 minutes. (The onion mixture can be made a day ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.).
5. Meanwhile, roll out pizza dough and place it in a 12-inch round pizza pan misted with cooking spray.
6. Squeeze out moisture from spinach (in a dark dish towel) and spread spinach on dough.
7. Layer cooked onion mixture over top of spinach, sprinkle with olives and drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
8. Bake pizza in oven for 15 minutes, until crust is brown.
9. Cut into 8 slices and serve hot.

Reviews

[Lori Mama]

Always willing to try new pizza toppings, so when I saw this one, it had to be tried. The only thing I did differently was, I didn't use the whole wheat crust. Personal preference. Made for Photo Tag game. :)