Sunday 17 May 2015

Stromboli with Smoked Ham and Spinach

Even my picky child liked this one!  From Food and Drink Magazine 2014.  Stromboli is an Ital-American creation of rolled pizza dough around your choice of fillings.  So versatile!  Try chicken and broccoli or steak and bbq sauce.

2 tbsp flour
500g store bought ball of uncooked pizza dough
3/4 cup pasta sauce, plus extra for dipping if desired (thicker style is better)
4 to 5 slices smoked ham, thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups lightly packed baby spinach leaves
1/4 cup hot banana pepper rings
1 cup Asiago cheese, grated
Olive oil for brushing


  1. Preheat oven to 450F.
  2. Sprinkle work surface with flour to prevent sticking, use extra if needed.  Roll pizza dough out to an 11 x 14 inch rectangle with longest edge facing you.
  3. Spread entire dough with tomato sauce leaving a 1 inch border around the edge.
  4. Cover sauce with ham, then spinach and sprinkle with remaining ingredients
  5. Roll dough into a log, then pinch edges of dough to seal.  Place roll on a greased baking sheet with seam down.  Brush entire roll with olive oil and bake for 15 minutes in middle of the oven, or until golden and cooked through.
  6. Let rest 15 minutes before slicing, to allow cheese to firm up.  To speed up the process you can cut the stromboli in half to release the steam.
  7. Slice and serve with extra warmed sauce for dipping.

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