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Cricket Powder

Roasted Tomato and Pancetta Pizza with Cricket Flour Dough

recipe information

Method

1. First, make the dough. Combine the flours, salt, sugars, rosemary and yeast in a large bowl. mix in the oil and warm water, then knead together with your hands until everything is combined and the dough is not sticky but soft to the touch. Place the dough in a bowl and wrap in clingfilm, then leave in a warm place for 20 - 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 190°/375°/gas mark 5. Place the rested dough on a lightly floured surface (use cricket flour) and, using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a large circular shape, about 5mm/¼ inch thick, then spread it out on a large pizza pan or tray.

3. Now let's make the topping. Using a food processor, combine the tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper and tomato purèe until smooth. Spread this mixture evenly over the pizza dough then arrange the pancetta, mozzarella and tomatoes on top.

4. Bake in the hot oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.

Serve garnished with rocket. This pizza is best eaten straight away. Don't make it too far in advance as the pizza dough will continue to rise if not used at once.

Serves 2 - 3
(or 1 we don't judge)

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz/scant 2¼ cups plain (all purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 125g/4oz/scant ⅔ cup cricket flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar
  • 1 tsp chopped rosemary leaves
  • 7g/¼oz fast (active dry) yeast
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 225ml/18fl oz/ 1 cup warm water, about 45°/113°F
  • For The Topping
  • 400g/14oz canned chopped tomatoes
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 3 tbsp tomato purée (paste)
  • 6 rashers (slices) of pancetta, chopped
  • 200g/7oz/1¾ cups mozzerella cheese, torn up
  • 8 vine cherry tomatoes, on the vine
  • a handful of rocket (arugula)

Eat Grub are stirring things up in the kitchen, adding edible insects to your favourite dishes! Grub’s Up is a series of recipes for you to try at home. Today we present our Roasted Tomato and Pancetta Pizza with Cricket Flour Dough. Simple, classic and delicious our edible insects are the perfect substitute for flour. Crickets are not only delicious they are also packed full of high quality nutrients. Crickets are an excellent source of protein, fibre, Omegas 3&6, iron, calcium, Vit B12 plus many more micronutrients. This will elevate the nutritional good stuff in any plant-based dish.

That’s not all. The nutrients in edible insects are completely sustainable. Insects require a fraction of the land, resources and energy compared to traditional livestock. However, you get the same nutritional benefits.

Our favourite thing about this dish is it’s so simple and very quick. So making healthier choices with a busy schedule even easier. We think this is a dish for two, but hey who’s judging? You can eat the whole lot, completely guilt free. Or keep some for lunch the next day.

Cricket flour is such a versatile product, it jumps from pot to pan in a whole range of our recipes. When you think crickets, you may not think instantly of pizza (we get it). But our rosemary pizza dough is here to change your mind. Super easy to make, the mixture rises and cooks fast. Plus, you will be adding unique micronutrients to every slice.

Serves 2-3

We will be adding plenty more of our videos and recipes to keep things fresh, for you. We have created recipes using each of our Eat Grub edible insects. So you can try a dish for grasshoppers, buffalo worms, mealworms, crickets and cricket powder. We believe that adding edible insects to familiar dishes will make insects a staple in your diet. Once you taste how delicious insects are, and reap the nutritional rewards you will never go back. For more inspiration check out our other insect recipes.

Now that you love cooking with edible insects, help us spread the grub love further. Show your friends and family! You can give them our discount code – grublove for 15% of their order to get them started.

 

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