Give them a pizza your heart this Valentine’s Day
We’re all going to be at home this February 14th, so what better way to celebrate than showing off your culinary skills to the one you love with these recipes from Aldi!
Valentine’s Day Heart Pizza
Pizza
Serves: 2 people
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
760g The Pantry Strong White Plain Flour
2 x 7g sachets The Pantry Dried Yeast
2 tsp Stonemill Salt
2 tsp The Pantry Caster Sugar
40ml Solesta Olive Oil
500ml Warm Water
Cucina Passata
½ Nature’s Pick Red Pepper
210g Specially Selected Irish Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese
40g Deli Continental Serrano Ham
10g The Deli Black Olives
Stonemill Sea Salt and Stonemill Black Pepper
A few fresh Nature’s Pick Basil Leaves to decorate
Method
Pre-heat the oven at 200°C
Put the flour, salt, caster sugar and dried yeast into a large bowl and whisk well. Add warm water and olive oil and mix.
Turn out the dough onto a floured board and knead until it’s smooth and elastic.
Cut the dough into 2 pieces, roll out and shape into love hearts.
Put onto greased baking sheets.
Drain the mozzarella cheese and slice. Slice the red pepper, discarding any seeds.
Gently spread over the passata. Top with the sliced mozzarella cheese, red pepper, Serrano ham and the black olives
Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes at 200°C until the base is crisp around the edges and the mozzarella has melted
Serve topped with the basil leaves
Not to worry if you have not mastered the art of baking over the last year, why not serve up Aldi’s Pizza Sorrento Fresh Pizza Bases €2.99/360g. Simply prepare your pizza base with the passata and toppings, pre heat your oven to gas 280°C and cook for 12 minutes or electric 250°C and cook for 8 minutes. It’s that easy!
Giant Sharing Cookie
Serves: 4 people (enough for leftovers for 2!)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 17 minutes
Ingredients:
150g The Pantry Plain Flour
60g The Pantry Caster Sugar
130g The Pantry Light Brown Soft Sugar
90g Kilkeely Unsalted Butter at room temperature
1 x tsp The Pantry Vanilla Extract
½ tsp The Pantry Bicarbonate of Soda
25g The Pantry Cocoa Powder
1 x Healy’s Farm Irish Fresh Egg
25g The Pantry Milk Chocolate Chips
25g The Pantry Dark Chocolate Chips
Method
Preheat the oven to 170°c.
Put all the ingredients except the chocolate chips into a food processor and blend till smooth
Line a large baking sheet with some non-stick baking parchment
Roll the dough into a ball and put in the centre of the tray
Roll or spread out the dough with your fingers till you have a 25cm circle
Give some room on the tray as it will spread while cooking
Sprinkle over the chocolate chips and gently push them slightly into the dough
Bake in the oven for 15/17 mins till firm to the touch Allow to cool and then serve topped with ice cream and drizzle with sauces
Raspberry Kiss Cocktail
Serves: 2 people
Prep time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
100ml Boyle’s Gin
130g fresh Nature’s Pick Raspberries – keep a few to garnish
Juice of 1 fresh Nature’s Pick Lime
2 Nature’s Pick Lime wedges to decorate
4 fresh Nature’s Pick Basil Leaves - keep a couple aside to garnish
Ice Cubes
Method
Put all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
Fill with ice – shake vigorously.
Strain into 2 glasses.
Decorate with some lime slices, a fresh basil leaf and raspberries.
For a longer drink, pour into tumblers, add some ice cubes and top up with sparkling elderflower water