Thursday, May 9, 2013

Simple Red Pepper and Eggplant Pizza


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!

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