Punk My Pizza
Alternative Pizzas For Alternative Diets
By Miss Ilona- Jade Errington
Having woken up on Sunday in a tent, the sound of the bass still going, and feeling desperate for water, or biscuits or take away, or FRIED FOOD (any kind of fried food) it is suffice to say my Saturday night spent at a festival themed birthday parting had left me hanging.
Being already a little peaky I was not so keen on the bloated gut and nausea that I often experience when hunkering down in to a nice greasy slice from Dominos, but I just couldn’t shake the insatiable desire for pizza. So I went for one of my favourite fall-backs:
Pitta Pizzas.
I love these because they’re quick and simple. They save you from messing around trying to make dough and are made mostly with ingredients you might have in your cupboard. Not only that but they’re a great way to quench the junk food cravings whilst being ‘healthy’. I tend to keep my wheat & gluten intake pretty low so I make these with gluten-free pittas from the Free From range that can be found in pretty much all good supermarkets.
THE RECIPE
Useful Info
This recipe is…
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free* (It can also be made with regular pitta bread, in which case it is not gluten free)
Ingredients (Serves 2)
4 Pitta Breads 4 Large tbsp. Basil Pesto 1 Clove Garlic 3 tsp. Capers 3 tbsp. Sliced Pitted Black Olives 125g Goats Cheese Olive Oil
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C / Gas Mark 6.
2. Place pittas on a baking tray and spread with a thick layer of basil pesto.
3. Cut up the garlic and spread on top. I love garlic so tend to roughly chop and leave on quite chunky for a burst of flavour. For milder taste chop finely or press.
4. Cover the pittas with olives and capers and sprinkle the goats cheese on top.
5. Drizzle with olive oil and then bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and crispy on top. If you are feeling particularly desperate for your mini pizza put under the grill to hurry the process along.
6. Remove from the oven, half and serve.
So there you have it, in less than half an hour you’re tucking in to a healthy faux-pizza pretending you are no longer fantasizing about Nandos.
Why not try using different toppings? You can add other tinned food like tuna, or fresh ingredients such as tomato, onion or chilli.
AND if you need that added oomph of naughty goodness why not stuff the pitta with cheddar for an all-over stuffed crust? Yum.
Happy eating!
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Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies
2 Comments
Ilona treated me to some of these over the weekend and, I must say, they were delicious! Definitely worth a go. When I was younger, my Mum used to create mini pizzas by grilling pittas topped with tomato puree, tuna, basil (sometimes), and cheese – yum! Give them a try if you fancy a slightly less healthy version! 🙂
Ooh, great idea! I love anything quick and easy, and I’m really into goats cheese at the mo. Pizza is the perfect hangover food. I attempted it from scratch (dough and everything!) with friends one day and we ate so much of the topping during the prep that when it came to eating the pizza we were already full!