Spinach Calzones
with marinara / house salad

Name: Spinach Calzones
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb Pizza dough; 4 oz Baby spinach; 4 oz Cheese, mozzarella, shredded; 1/2 cup Cheese, ricotta; 1/4 tsp Red pepper flakes; 1 Eggs; 2 tsp Water; 2 cloves Garlic, chopped; 1 bulb Shallots, diced; 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 1 can Tomatoes, crushed (28 oz / 794 g); 1 tsp Brown sugar; 1 1/2 Tbsp Vinegar, balsamic; 2 tsp Maple syrup; 2 tsp Mustard, Dijon; 3 Tbsp Oil, olive; 8 oz Cucumbers, chopped; 2 Tomatoes, Roma , chopped; 4 oz Mixed greens

Active: 35 min Total: 1 hr 20 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

These vegetarian calzones have been so popular among our community members that we wanted to bring them back this week.
Smarts: The calzones and marinara both freeze well, so make extra or stash any leftovers in the freezer for another meal down the road.

Ingredients

Metric

Servings:

Spinach Calzones:

Pizza dough - 1 lb
Baby spinach - 4 oz
Cheese, mozzarella, shredded - 4 oz
Cheese, ricotta - 1/2 cup
Red pepper flakes - 1/4 tsp
Eggs - 1
Water - 2 tsp

Marinara Sauce:

Garlic - 2 cloves , chopped
Shallots - 1 bulb , diced
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Tomatoes, crushed (28 oz / 794 g) - 1 can
Brown sugar - 1 tsp

House Salad:

Vinegar, balsamic - 1 1/2 Tbsp
Maple syrup - 2 tsp
Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
Cucumbers - 8 oz , chopped
Tomatoes, Roma - 2 , chopped
Mixed greens - 4 oz

Prep

Pizza dough - Divide dough in half, cover in some flour, and let rest for at least 30 minutes outside of fridge before rolling out. This is tip #1 to good pizza - resting dough gives gluten time to chill out, which makes the dough much more pliable.
Spinach - Pulse spinach in a food processor, which will break it up significantly. You can also chop it finely. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Make calzone filling - Mix spinach with mozzarella, ricotta and red pepper flakes. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Garlic / Shallots - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Make egg wash - Whisk eggs with water.
Cucumbers / Tomatoes - Prep as directed.

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Make

Heat oven to 425F / 218C degrees with sheet pan inside.
Watch this video to see how to assemble calzones. Roll out pizza dough into an oval shape (if you have a pizza paddle, do it on that, so you can easily ease the calzone onto a sheet pan). Place half the filling onto one half of the dough, leaving about a ¾” / 2cm edge. Brush the edge with egg wash, fold dough over the filling and crimp with a fork. Brush top of calzone with egg wash and transfer to heated sheet pan. Repeat for remainder of calzones. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden.
While calzones are baking, heat a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cooking oil and then garlic and shallots to heated oil. Saute for ~2 minutes and then add crushed tomatoes with brown sugar. Simmer for ~10 minutes. Season to taste with some salt and pepper.
Prepare vinaigrette by whisking together balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, Dijon and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss vinaigrette with cucumbers, tomatoes and greens.
Enjoy calzones fresh out of the oven with marinara sauce for dipping and salad on the side.

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