5 easy pizza toppings
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep: -
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 pizza base, ready-made or from 300g bread mix
Ham, mushroom & rocket
- 75g basil pesto
- 75g mushroom, sliced
- handful cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g ham, chopped
- handful rocket
Spicy pepperoni & pepper
- 75g passata
- 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
- handful parsley, roughly chopped
- 100g mozzarella, torn
- 1 red chilli, sliced
- 40g pepperoni, sliced
Italian goat's cheese & veggie special
- 2 big handfuls spinach
- 75g basil pesto
- 50g green olives, halved
- 50g sundried tomatoes, sliced
- 100g soft goat's cheese
Crispy bacon, artichoke & ricotta
- 200g ricotta
- 400g can artichoke heart, drained
- 50g black olives, halved
- 6 rashers streaky bacon
Beef, basil, tomato & mozzarella
- 200g lean beef mince
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 75g passata
- handful cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g mozzarella, torn
- basil leaves, to serve (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
To make your own base: Make up 300g bread mix following pack instructions. Don’t rise or knead – just roll into a rough 30cm circle on a baking sheet. Or you can buy a ready-made pizza base from the supermarket. Top using suggestions below.
- STEP 2
To bake your pizza: Heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 8, add one of the toppings suggested below then bake for 15-20 mins until crisp.
- STEP 3
Ham, mushroom & rocket with pesto: Spread your base with the pesto. Top with ham, mushrooms, tomatoes and some seasoning. Bake as above then top with a handful of rocket.
- STEP 4
Spicy pepperoni & pepper: Spread your base with passata. Top with pepperoni, chilli, green pepper and mozzarella. Season, bake as above. Sprinkle with parsley.
- STEP 5
Italian goat's cheese & veggie special: Put spinach into a colander, pour over a kettle of boiling water to wilt, then squeeze out any excess. Spread base with pesto. Top with the spinach, cheese, olives and tomatoes. Season, then bake as above.
- STEP 6
Crispy bacon, artichoke & ricotta: Spread your base with ricotta. Scatter over artichokes, olives and bacon. Season and bake as above.
- STEP 7
Beef, basil, tomato & mozzarella: Fry mince with onion and garlic in olive oil over a high heat for 5 mins until browned. Spread passata over your base. Top with mince mixture, tomatoes and mozzarella. Season and bake as per above. Sprinkle with some basil leaves and serve.
