Simple Red Pepper and Eggplant Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 eggplant, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons of your favourite pasta sauce
• 5 or so cherry tomatoes, quartered
• pre-made pizza base (omg!)
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 ball fresh mozzarella, diced
• fresh basil leaves
• pinch dried oregano
• balsamic vinegar
• salt, pepper, olive oil

A really simply pizza made from a pre-made pizza base (should be able to buy these from any supermarket). Would have been way nicer with a fresh base but this saves loads of time and is still surprisingly fun to make – a good dish to make in company.

1. Heat a little olive oil in a pan and fry together the garlic and onion to soften.
2. When browned add the eggplant and red pepper, toss together in the oil and garlic, add a touch of balsamic, season and cover for 10 – 15 mins on a low heat so that all the vegetables are nice and soft.
3. Spread the pasta sauce thinly on your pizza base and give it a little sprinkling with some extra oregano. Spread your vegetables evenly across the base. Dot with the mozzarella cubes and quartered tomatoes. Make sure the cheese is evenly distributed to ensure a nice even layer when it all melts.
4. Drizzle with olive oil and give it a good grinding of black pepper. Hot oven 425 degrees  15 mins or until the cheese has melted and gone a lovely golden color in places.
5. Decorate with fresh basil leaves. Cut and serve!