Double Salmon & Avocado Pizza

This pizza topping uses both smoked and fresh salmon, which combines beautifully with the creaminess of the avocado augmented by a few spoonfuls of creme fraiche.  It is very simple to put together, especially if you have some ready made tomato topping in the freezer and, if you are short of time, use the quick to make scone [...]

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Pizza Florentine

With its sprinkling of crunchy toasted almonds and hint of nutmeg this vegetarian pizza is just a bit special and would make a lovely lunch dish to enjoy with a vegetarian friend.  I like the combination of spinach with cheese (usually in a sauce) that makes any dish ‘Florentine’ style (from Florence in Italy), especially if combined [...]

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Chicken Satay Pizza

Chicken Satay in its spicy peanut butter based sauce is a definite winner in our house and makes a great topping for a pizza.  The original recipe used cooked chicken but you could cook an 8oz chicken breast under the grill or in the microwave, cool and then add to the marinade if you don’t have chicken leftovers.  [...]

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Pizza Marinara

Any mixture of fish can be used to top this seafood pizza.  Bags of mixed frozen seafood are available from the supermarket – usually a mixture of small prawns, calamari/squid and mussels.  You can substitute or augment as you wish, though I am not sure I would use white, smoked or very oily fish, though pilchards might [...]

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Basic Recipe: Simple Tomato Sauce for Pizza

This recipe makes enough for three pizzas and can be frozen in portions for later use.  You can add a chilli with the onion for a more spicy flavour.
The recipe comes (slightly adapted) from my favourite pizza book: Step-by-step Pizzas by Wendy Lee

Tomato Sauce for Pizza
(enough for three pizzas serving 2-4 people each)
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1tbsp olive oil
400g tin [...]

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Basic Recipe: Pizza Bases

There are several ways of making Pizza base. The traditional base is a bread dough made with yeast but there are alternatives which can come in very useful when time is short.  In all cases the quantities given are for a base of about 25cm/10inches which feeds 2-4 people.
These recipes have come from my favourite pizza [...]

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