Perfect Summer Date: National Picnic Week

​Picnicking is one of the UK’s most enjoyable summer traditions, and is a great way of taking advantage of any open spaces in your local area over the warmer months of the year. National Picnic Week 2020 takes place between June 22nd and June 28th across the UK, so grab your blankets and baskets out of your cupboard and go out to the great outdoors to have a good old fashioned picnic. Remember to follow social distancing guidelines by bringing your own food in order to stay safe while you finally get to see your friends again... 

​Why not try this Beloved dates recipe, perfect to enjoy with your family during National Picnic Week!

DATE PICNIC PIZZA WITH SWEET POTATO, ONIONS, SPINACH & GOATS CHEESE

Keep it healthy with this #datenutrition combination of sweet potato, onions, spinach and goats cheese, with an innovative use of Beloved Date Nectar (Dark Date Juice Concentrate). Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:

Dought

• 1 tbsp dried yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp Beloved  Date Nectar (Dark Date Juice Concentrate
• 300ml lukewarm water
• 100ml olive oil
• 4 cups plain flour

Sauce

• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves chopped
• Chopped fresh basil
• 2 cups of passata 

Pizza Toppings

• 1 sweet potato 
• 1 red onion
• 300gr spinach
• 150gr goats cheese
• Beloved  Date Nectar (Dark Date Juice Concentrate

PREPARATION:

1. In a bowl add the liquid ingredients: the yeast, salt, Beloved Date Nectar (Dark Date Juice Concentrate), water, olive oil. Mix and leave for 5 min
2. In a big bowl put the flour and start adding a bit of liquid mixture and mix. Keep adding more liquid until you obtain a soft dough. Knead until smooth and springy 
3. Make a round ball with the dough and add a bit of olive oil on top, cover with cling film and place somewhere warm for 1 hr
4. Peel and cut sweet potato into slices, add to a roasting tin, drizzle olive oil and squeeze Beloved Date Nectar (Dark Date Juice Concentrate) on top
5. Bake the sweet potato for 15 min at 180°C/160°C fan-assisted, gas mark 4
6. For the sauce, use a pan and add 4 tbsp of olive oil, the chopped garlic and the basil. Soften on heat for 2 min, add the passata and simmer for 20 min
7. Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-assisted, gas mark 7
8. Roll out the dough and place on a greasy tray and smother with the tomato sauce
9. Top with the roast sweet potato, sliced onions, spinach and goats cheese and bake at 220° for 12 - 15 mins, until the cheese is golden and melted
10. Allow to cool slightly, squeeze Beloved Date Nectar (Dark Date Juice Concentrate) on top, cut and serve

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