The 6 Nations!

February – the month of rotten weather and over-commercialised love! Nevertheless, for rugby fans across Europe, there is something we can look forward to! The 6 Nations kicks off and provides much needed escapism from the doom and gloom of winter! Every weekend, we pitch ourselves against our greatest rivals to be crowned champion and England got off to a good start in their quest to retain the title. And so this pizza pays tribute to all 6 nations involved in this exciting tournament: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy.

Ingredients:

For England: Mushy peas

For Scotland: 80g smoked salmon

For Wales: 1 Leek

For Ireland: Soda bread croutons

For France: 100g brie

...and for Italy: well the entire pizza of course!

To make the base for this pizza, please click here.

Method:

1. When the bases have finished proving, remove them from the oven and turn the heat up to 210°C.
2. Begin by getting a couple of slices of soda bread and cutting into cubes. Put on a baking tray and drizzle with oil. Put in the warming oven to toast.
3. Next, make the mushy peas. Boil 120g of peas until cooked and then add to a food processor along with a knob of butter and splash of milk. Blitz and then spread over the pizza bases.
4. Chop and fry the leek and add this, along with some chunks of brie.
5. Remove the croutons from the oven and replace with the pizza bases. Bake for 10 minutes.
6. When these have finished, add the salmon and croutons.
7. Enjoy a TV dinner in front of the rugby!
8. Buon appetito!