Homemade pizzas are a doddle to whip up - just pile your favourite cheese, veges and herbs onto a shop-bought base. You can use cream cheese instead of ricotta and any other soft herb instead of basiL. This recipe serves 2 or 4 people depending on how hungry you are.
Ingredients
| ½ cup | Basil leaves, sliced |
| 3 Tbsp | Ricotta cheese |
| 2 | Courgettes, thinly sliced |
| 1 Tbsp | Olive oil |
| 2 | Large ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced (Main) |
| 1 | Pizza base, large |
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 220 degC.
- Put the ricotta in a bowl. Stir in basil and season with freshly ground black pepper.
- Put courgette and tomato slices in a separate bowl, season with salt and toss through the oil.
- Spread pizza base with ricotta mixture, then layer over courgettes and tomatoes.
- Cook 8-10 minutes until crisp and golden. Slice and serve with a salad.
