Vegetable Stromboli (made with store bought pizza dough)
For a stromboli that's easy to put together, we started off with store-bought pizza dough. After rolling the dough into a rectangle, we layered provolone, mozzarella, sautéed broccoli, roasted red peppers, and kalamata olives (which added a bright, salty balance to the mixture) evenly over the dough. Then we brushed the borders of the dough with egg (to seal the seams) and folded the stromboli like a letter to seal in all the filling ingredients. After a 1-hour rise, we brushed the stromboli with egg, sprinkled it with Parmesan, and baked it in a 375-degree oven—hot enough to promote browning but moderate enough to allow the dough in the center of the stromboli to cook through. Stromboli is delicious eaten as is but even better when served with tomato sauce.
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
6 ounces broccoli florets, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
2 tablespoons water
1 pound store-bought pizza dough
4 ounces thinly sliced aged provolone cheese
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (1 cup)
½ cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers
¼ cup chopped pitted kalamata olives
1 large egg, lightly beaten
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1.) Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease foil. Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add broccoli and water, cover, and cook until just tender, about 1 minute. Uncover and cook until liquid has evaporated, about 1 minute longer. Transfer broccoli to dish towel; gather corners of towel and squeeze out excess moisture.
2.) Roll dough into 12 by 10-inch rectangle on lightly floured counter with long side parallel to counter edge. Shingle provolone evenly over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border along top and sides. Sprinkle mozzarella, red peppers, olives, and broccoli evenly over provolone.
3.) Brush borders with egg (reserve remaining egg for brushing top of stromboli). Fold bottom third of stromboli in toward middle. Fold top third of stromboli down to cover first fold, creating log. Pinch seam to seal. Transfer stromboli to prepared sheet, seam side down. Pinch ends to seal and tuck underneath. Loosely cover stromboli with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour.
4.) Brush top of stromboli with remaining egg. Using sharp knife, make 5 evenly spaced 1/2-inch-deep slashes, 2 inches long, on top of stromboli. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake until crust is golden and center registers 200 degrees, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through baking. Transfer stromboli to wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer to cutting board and cut into 2-inch-thick slices. Serve.
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