Starter: Goats cheese, honey and pine nut pizza (Stuart Horrocks)

Published: Friday, 12 October 2007, 12:34PM

INGREDIENTS

SALAD
• 2 red onions
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 unwaxed organic lemon
• ½ tsp lemon thyme leaves
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

DOUGH
• 14g dried yeast
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 1kg strong white bread flour
• Approx 300 ml luke warm water

TOPPING
• 500g log of Welsh rindless goats cheese
• 100 ml eucalyptus honey
• 100 g pine nuts, roasted
• 100 ml virgin olive oil
• Black pepper
• 1 ball of mozzarella

DRESSING
• Lemon juice
• Balsamic vinegar
• Olive oil
• Black pepper , to season

TO SERVE
• 1 bag of wild rocket leaves

Stuart tried to make the base of his pizza crisper by cooking it on a pizza screen. You could also try using a pizza stone which you heat in the oven until it is really hot before assembling the pizza on top. Both are available from kitchen shops.

METHOD

PRE HEAT OVEN – 180 DEGREES C

1. Quarter the onions and the lemon.
2. Mix the onions with 1 tbsp oil, the lemon, thyme and the balsamic vinegar and place on a roasting tray for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
3. To make the pizza dough, mix the yeast and sugar into the luke warm water.
4. Pour the flour onto the work surface and make a well. Pour in enough of the water and yeast/sugar mixture to make a dough and knead for 15 minutes.
5. Place in a bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place to rest for 30 minutes.
6. Take the onions out of oven and allow to cool.
7. Once rested, roll out a fist sized piece of pizza dough and leave to relax.
8. Chop the goats cheese and mix with the honey, ½ the pine nuts, oil and black pepper.
9. Place the pizza base on a baking sheet and top with the goats cheese topping. Rip up the mozzarella and scatter over the top and finally sprinkle on the remaining pine nuts and thyme.
10. Transfer to the oven and bake for 8 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius
11. For the dressing, mix 1 part lemon juice with 1 part balsamic vinegar and 4 parts olive oil and season with black pepper.
12. Serve the goats cheese pizza and garnish the plate with rocket and the roast onions. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad.