One of my absolute all-time favourite foods is pizza … I love it! And as it’s hard to find good pizzas these days, I prefer to make my own gourmet pizzas, using fresh, delicious and nutritious ingredients. It’s easy, fast and can be very creative.

And for me personally, less is more on a pizza. I like to use just a few fresh, tasty ingredients, like pesto, a good cheese (or even 2 or 3 types on the one pizza) + basil + sliced tomatoes + salami or smoked salmon. Yummo!

1 bunch of basil (leaves removed) – approx 100g

3 cloves of garlic

80g of pine nuts (toasted are nice!)

½ teaspoon of salt

¼ cup of light virgin olive oil

water

Place basil, garlic, pine nuts and a little salt in a food processor. Process the mix while slowly pouring in the oil, then add enough water to make the pesto smooth.

2 x large wholemeal pizza bases (or make your own!)

2 x punnets of mini Roma tomatoes (quartered)

280g jar of artichoke halves (quartered)

220g tub of fresh cherry bocconcini cheese (sliced)
Approx 20 Kalamata olives