Spinach and Red-Pepper Calzones
Homemade calzones filled with a savory mixture of spinach, roasted red peppers, black olives, and smoked mozzarella cheese. These golden-brown pockets are made with pizza dough and perfect for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- •1½ tablespoons cornmeal
- •1 large onion
- •3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- •2 cloves garlic
- •5 ounces baby spinach
- •4 whole roasted red peppers
- •12 whole oil-cured black olives
- •1 pound pizza dough
- •½ pound smoked mozzarella
- •16 pieces mozzarella pieces
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in lowest position. Sprinkle cornmeal on a large baking sheet.
5 min
- 2.
Cook onion with 1/4 teaspoon salt in 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add spinach and cook, stirring frequently, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Stir in red peppers, olives, and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.
15 min
- 3.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round, then cut into quarters. Roll out 1 quarter into an 8-inch square (keep remaining pieces covered) and arrange with a corner nearest you. Put one fourth of filling on lower half, leaving a 1-inch border, and top with 4 pieces of cheese. Fold dough over to enclose filling. Seal edges. Beginning in 1 corner, stretch sealed edge outward, pinching and rolling dough up over edge to resemble a rope, working your way around. Transfer to baking sheet. Make 3 more calzones in same manner. Cut 3 steam vents in top of each and brush with remaining tablespoon oil.
20 min
- 4.
Bake until golden-brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
20 min