Reminder: wash your hands before you start cooking
Ingredients:
Sauce Base:
1/2 Onion julienned (cut lengthwise)
3 Tomatoes
1 tbsp Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic diced or crushed
7-10 leaves Basil
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Toppings:
Onions, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Asparagus, Spinach - diced & salted - to taste
Cheese
Pizza base:
Your choice.
I enjoy making pizza by rolling out readymade dough from Trader Joe's.
Often I make the sauce described below but every once in a while I crush tomatoes, add a dash of habanero sauce, available vegetables & a bit of cheese, and stick it in the oven. It's ready to go in the oven even quicker.
Type:
Hot
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cooking Time:
up to 30 mins
Cuisine:
Italian
Method:
Start to pre-heat oven to bake the pizza per directions for the pizza base package.
Sauce:
Warm up the pan on medium heat
Add oil and heat for a minute or so until warm
Add garlic and cook until fragrant (but before it becomes brown). About 30 secs or so.
Add onions and sauce until translucent. About 2 - 3 mins
Crush tomatoes with hand into the pan (be careful not to splash across the counter; piercing with a knife minimizes the chances of this happening)
Add salt to taste. I would start with a 1/4 tsp and go from there
Cook for another 5 - 7 mins until tomatoes are soft
Pizza:
Prepare pizza base per directions. I use readymade pizza dough and roll it out
Layer the sauce
Top with vegetables
Grate cheese (optional)
Bake pizza per package directions
Pizza is ready!