Hi. We are trying to change the world's relationship with food, by not only finding edible foods in the wild, but creating culinary dreams. The taste of wild food can far surpass foods found in a normal restaurant.
Here is some great tips on how I made a nettle seed and pesto pizza with common vetch. Some tips on how to make a simple delicious pizza using foraged nettle seeds, nettle and herb pesto and a herb and vetch garnish.
Nettle Pesto Pizza - Vegan Friendly
As seen in our first video, with instructions on foraging. Be careful when foraging, obviously wear gloves and protective clothing when picking nettles.
Ingredients.
Dough 100g Bread Flour 60g Warm Water 3tsp Nettle Seeds 1/2tsp Dried Yeast 1pinch Salt Pesto 20g Young Nettle Leaves 2sprigs Marjoram 5g Flaked Almonds 1 Small Clove Garlic 20g Rapeseed Oil
Place flour onto a clean work surface and make a well in the middle.
Pour warm water into middle well.
Add seeds, yeast & salt on top of the water
Using your fingers gradually stir from the centre of the well moving out wards until a dough has formed.
Knead for 2 - 3 minutes until dough is smooth silky and has an elastic feel.
Rub a little oil into the bottom of a bowl, make the dough into a neat ball and place in the bowl cover with a clean damp cloth.
Leave dough to prove in a warm place for 20 - 30 minutes. ! Use gloves or tongs when handling stinging nettles. !
Steam nettle leaves with a little boiling water in a pan for 2 - 3 minutes.
Put the steamed leaves into cold water to stop cooking.
You can now handle the nettles glove free, strain them of any excess water and place into food processor along with the rest of pesto ingredients & blitz.
When you dough has doubled in size, put a heavy fry pan onto a medium high heat & turn on grill.
Place a little flour on your work surface remove the dough from the bowl and scatter a little more flour onto the dough.
Working from the centre press the doughs air out towards the crust.
Then stretch the dough to form a circle, try not to push too much air out of the crust.
Shake off and excess flour and place the dough into the now smoking hot pan.
Turn the heat of the pan down and check the base after one minute.
When the base has a golden colour spread pesto over the top and put under the grill to colour check regularly turning the pizza if necessary to get an even colour.
Remove pizza from the pan garnish with vetch shoots & enjoy.
check out damnthatbanana
Always looking to co-work with any steemers / creatives in the Manchester area.
Please support us so we can make more videos like this.
