Pizza with Sardines & Fennel
Gluten-free pizza gets a budget-friendly makeover with this seafood rendition featuring canned sardines!
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Ingredients
- 1 bulb fennel, halved, cored, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, halved, sliced
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (TRY: Origin 846 Unfiltered Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- ½ tsp sea salt, or as needed
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper (TRY: Simply Organic Ground Black Pepper)
- 1 10-inch frozen cauliflower pizza crust (or swap for a gluten-free or whole-grain crust if preferred)
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 1 4 oz BPA-free can skinless, boneless wild sardines in olive oil or water, drained (TRY: Wild Planet Wild Sardines in Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, Lightly Smoked)
- 1 cup baby arugula
- ½ oz Parmesan cheese, shaved
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 425ºF; place a baking sheet in the oven as it preheats. In a bowl, combine fennel, onion, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper; toss. Spread mixture on hot baking sheet and roast until very tender and caramelized, stirring once or twice, 30 to 40 minutes.
2. Place pizza crust on a separate baking sheet. (NOTE: Some cauliflower crusts require pre- baking. If yours does, follow package instructions.) Spread sauce over crust, leaving a ½-inch border around edges. Spread fennel mixture evenly over crust on top of sauce. Break up fish and spread over crust. (NOTE: If your sardines and sauce are not salty, you may need to season with additional salt.)
3. Bake until crust is cooked, as package label directs. Top hot pizza with arugula and Parmesan before slicing into wedges.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 1/2 of recipe
- Calories 531
- Carbohydrate Content 50 g
- Cholesterol Content 47 mg
- Fat Content 26 g
- Fiber Content 8 g
- Protein Content 30 g
- Saturated Fat Content 9 g
- Sodium Content 818 mg
- Sugar Content 13 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 8 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 4 g