Gill Meller’s Fresh Herb Pizza

Nature lover, cook and “Outside”  author Gill Meller often finds meal inspiration in his idyllic surrounds of his native Dorset. This fresh herb pizza is no exception. With the countryside currently abloom around him, it makes sense that Gill has come up with a recipe for a pie that’s fresh, simple and all about bright, herby flavours. 

Here, tomato sauce and meat get passed over in favour of parsley, chives, spring onions and tangy lemon, making this a welcome dish among vegetarians, too. In Gill’s part of the world, stinging nettles grow in abundance throughout the year, but we’ve swapped in fresh spinach leaves (or fresh chard) for an equally impressive pizza that full of flavour.  



Gill Meller’s Fresh Herb Pizza

Note

For the pizza dough, we recommend our Classic Pizza Dough recipe (just be sure to set aside 3 to 4 hours for proofing before cooking).

Bowl of dough next to a bowl of fresh mozzarella, a bowl of salt, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, pepper, lemon, parsley, chives, spring onions, nettles and fennel on a wood chopping board. Two hands placing cooked nettles, herby mozzarella and spring onions on stretched pizza dough on a wooden chopping board.