Spring Vegetable and Pine Nut Pizza

Serves 4
Calories: kcal/serving

“Vegetarian Italian Cooking” (Gabriella Rossi), Page 56

Ingredients

1 pizza base (10-12“)
3 tbsp garlic/olive oil
4 spring onions
2 courgettes
1 leek
4oz asparagus tips
2 tbsp pine nuts
2 oz mozzarella (grated)
2 tbsp Parmesan

For the sauce

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 garlic clove (crushed)
14oz can chopped tomatoes
1tbsp fresh herbs
salt & black pepper


 

Method

  1. Make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic until soft. Stir in all remaining ingredients and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often, until thick and flavoursome.

  2. Brush the pizza base with 1 tbsp of the oil, then spread over the tomato sauce. Preheat the oven to 220°C. Slice the vegetables.

  3. Heat half the remaining oil in a frying pan and stir-fry the vegetables for 3-5 minutes.

  4. Arrange the vegetables over the tomato sauce. Sprinkle the oregano and pine nuts over the pizza.

  5. Mix together the grated mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, and sprinkle over the pizza. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil, and season with black pepper.

  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden. Serve immediately.

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