Pizza Wheels

I recently bought a new cookbook called Small Food, published in Australia by Murdoch Books, ISBN 1740451724and subtitled "Snack-sized bites to share with friends". There I found today's recipe for Pizza Wheels.

This is my kind of recipe. Quick and easy to prepare, a short list of ingredients, scope to make your own modifications. The pastry will thaw while you heat the oven and prepare the filling.

1/2 small red capsicum, finely chopped
1/4 cup (15g) chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
100g finely chopped ham or salami
1/2 cup[ (60g) grated cheddar
1/4 cup (60g) tomato paste
2 sheets ready-rolled puff pastry, thawed

Preheat the oven to 200C.

Combine the capsicum, parsley, oregano, ham and cheese in a bowl.

Spread the tomato paste on each sheet of pastry, leaving a 2cm border along one side, and sprinkle the capsicum mix over the top. Roll up the pastry to enclose the filling (1) leaving the plain edge until last. Brush the edge lightly with water and fold over to seal.

Cut each roll into 1cm rounds and place (2) onto greased oven trays [or use baking paper]. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden. (3)

Recipe © Murdoch Books Photos © Pat Churchill