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Pizza in a Pita

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Ingredients

  • 4 small pitas or use any flatbread
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 4 oz. Mozzarella cheese
  • 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup black olives (optional)
  • 2 plum tomatoes, diced
  • 2 baby eggplants, grilled and diced
  • 3 sprigs of fresh basil
  • Black pepper

Comments

Here’s an easy way to make a pizza-like lunch in minutes. Simply use a store-bought flatbread instead of the tricky to make pizza crust! Try pita pockets, naan bread, or chapattis. An artisinal, organic flatbread will really intensify the flavours.

  • Using a very fine grade of olive oil lightens the flavour.
  • Pizza depends on the mixing of flavours so balance and quality count.
  • Swap out any of the suggested toppings for your favorites.
  • Try adding a little cheddar.

You will need a sharp knife,  a pastry brush, a cookie sheet, a spatula.

Makes 4 servings.

Preheat the oven to 400°.

Directions

Step 1 Place the flatbread on a cookie sheet and brush with the olive oil.
Step 2 Pour the tomato sauce on and use a pastry brush to spread it toward the edges of the flatbread Spread the sauce to within 1/4 inch of the edge. If you go to the edge, the sauce will boil and spill over.
Step 3 Sprinkle on 1/2 the shredded cheese.
Step 4 Add the cut veggies and then cover with the rest of the cheese. Save a few slices of olive to top the cheese for decoration.
Step 5 Top with pepper and basil
Step 6 Bake on the bottom rack of the oven for 8 minutes To make these crustier, remove the pizzas from the tray and cook directly on the oven rack for a minute.