Lets make lunch

If you've ever had to cope with grumpy teenagers then a crucial ingredient in the “hook” is speed – not for nothing do we call it “fast food”.

In this spirit, first up is the Stromboli previously mentioned in the blog. In my opinion it cannot fail – it suits young and old alike – if you're overwhelmed by the size of a whole pizza Stromboli does away with this problem because you can help yourself to as many small slices as you wish.

In your “supervisory” prep ahead you might like to think about providing a range of toppings so that the kids can choose whatever they want to fill their stromboli. For example, ham, pineapple, chicken, sweetcorn, olives, salami, pepperoni, mushroom, peppers, onions, greenery of your choice i.e. baby spinach, blah blah! You get the picture – you know best the likes and dislikes of your charges.

Here's the recipe again for ease of reference :

Stromboli

400g prepared pizza dough or ready-made base

4 tbsp tomato paste

100g thinly sliced salami

120g baby spinach

100g thinly sliced mozzarella cheese

1 tbsp olive oil

Generous sprinkle of oregano or garlic Italian seasoning

Pre-heat your oven 220fan/200c/Gas 8. Place a large baking tray in the oven.

Place a dampened J cloth on your work surface. Place a piece of baking parchment on top of the cloth – it will stop it sliding – make sure you leave enough to get hold of – you're going to lift it onto the hot baking tray that's in the oven at the moment. Unroll the pizza dough gently on the parchment.

Spread the tomato paste onto the base. Add the slices of salami, followed by the spinach and then the mozzarella and sprinkle with the oregano or garlic Italian seasoning. Roll up the base from the shortest side and brush with the olive oil - make sure it's seam-side down when placed on the tray.

WITH CARE remove the tray from the oven and then carefully lift the parchment and the rolled up pizza onto it. Place back in the oven for 20/25 minutes until golden brown – check at 20 minutes.

When removed from the oven slice into portions to suit and serve.

Choose any of your favourite pizza toppings to create your own Stromboli – the fastest pizza ever.

Asda for the prepared pizza dough - £1.30 per 400g pack.

If you want to know what it looks like, check out Salad revival Italian style: Stromboli for the salad.