5 easy pizza toppings

Pizza recipe for 2 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has pizza base, pesto, mushroom, cherry tomato, ham, rocket, passata, green pepper, parsley, mozzarella, red chilli, pepperoni, spinach, pesto, green olive, sundried tomato, goat's cheese, ricotta, artichoke heart, black olive, streaky bacon, beef, red onion, garlic clove, olive oil, passata, cherry tomato, mozzarella and basil leaf.

5 easy pizza toppings

5 easy pizza toppings

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Pizza
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Pizza Base: 1 pizza base, ready-made or from 300g bread mix
  • Pesto: 75g basil pesto
  • Mushroom: 75g mushroom, sliced
  • Cherry Tomato: handful cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Ham: 100g ham, chopped
  • Rocket: handful rocket
  • Passata: 75g passata
  • Green Pepper: 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • Parsley: handful parsley, roughly chopped
  • Mozzarella: 100g mozzarella, torn
  • Red Chilli: 1 red chilli, sliced
  • Pepperoni: 40g pepperoni, sliced
  • Spinach: 2 big handfuls spinach
  • Green Olive: 50g green olive, halved
  • Sundried Tomato: 50g sundried tomato, sliced
  • Goat'S Cheese: 100g soft goat's cheese
  • Ricotta: 200g ricotta
  • Artichoke Heart: 400g can artichoke heart, drained
  • Black Olive: 50g black olive, halved
  • Streaky Bacon: 6 rashers streaky bacon
  • Beef: 200g lean beef mince
  • Red Onion: 1 red onion, sliced
  • Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Olive Oil: 1 tsp olive oil
  • Basil Leaf: basil leaves, to serve (optional)

Directions

  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.
  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.
  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.
  4. Spicy pepperoni & pepper:Spread your base with passata. Top with pepperoni, chilli, green pepper and mozzarella. Season, bake as above. Sprinkle with parsley.
  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.
  6. Crispy bacon, artichoke & ricotta:Spread your base with ricotta. Scatter over artichokes, olives and bacon. Season and bake as above.
  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.