Pizza with oven roasted vegetables & easy pesto
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This pizza is dairy free and is a nice change from cheese alternatives. With the roasted vegetables, caramelising the onion and the pesto these all add extra flavour which is worth the effort. We have used a Lebanese bread pizza base and other alternatives can be used. Years ago we use to frown at not having cheese on pizza. These days, after giving it a chance we love it! With no cheese you are free to really taste the flavours of the topping.
Ingredients
- 400g / 14oz tin of tomatoes – puréed
- 1 small eggplant – peeled, rinsed, sliced thinly in round slices
- 1 red capsicum – washed, seeded, sliced in half
- 1 green capsicum – washed, seeded, sliced in half
- 2 onions – peeled, rinsed, sliced finely
- 2 cups button mushrooms – washed, pat dried, sliced finely
- 1/2 cup of jar marinated artichokes – roughly diced
- 1/2 cup of pitted kalamata olives – sliced in half
- 1/2 cup of mixed mediterranean olives – pitted, sliced in half
- 1 tablespoon olive oil and extra to oil baking dish
- 4 Lebanese breads (pictured wholemeal) or preferred pizza base
- 1 quantity simple & basic pesto
Pesto
- 1 cup basil – washed
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large garlic clove – peeled, rinsed
Directions
- Puree tomatoes. In a small pot add tomatoes bring to the boil on high heat reduce to low and simmer for 30 minutes covered. Then a further 10 minutes uncovered to thicken. Set aside.
- Preheat fan-forced oven 200C / 392F. Prepare vegetables.
- Place eggplant and capsicum on a baking dish and place in oven. Roast eggplant for 15 minutes and capsicum for 25 minutes, cool. Peel skin off capsicum and slice into thin strips. Set aside.
- In a small pot heat 1 tablespoon of oil on medium heat. Add onion, reduce heat to low. Caramelise for 15 minutes stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Preheat fan-forced oven 180C / 356F. On baking dishes lightly oil base. Place the Lebanese bread on dish and assemble all ingredients. Start with the tomato puree 3-4 tablespoons per pizza. Dividing the rest of the ingredients evenly per pizza. Place in oven for 10 minutes.
- Prepare simple & basic pesto.
- Cut pizza into quarters and serve with pesto.
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