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Pizza with eggplant and other garden vegetables

Level
very easy
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Serves
4

Ingredients

45
olive oil
ml
1
Italian eggplant
4
white asparagus
250
rapini
ml
250
carrot(s)
ml
1
pizza crust
60
sundried tomato pesto
ml
To taste,
salt and pepper
125
tofu
ml
250
Cheddar cheese
ml
10-12
basil
leave(s)
To taste,
hot oil

Directions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 220 °C (425 °F).
Step 2
Slice the eggplant into rounds about 0.5 cm thick. Peel the carrots and cut them into ribbons or thin sticks. Trim the ends of the white asparagus.
Step 3
Blanch the rapini in boiling salted water for 1 minute, then plunge into ice water. Drain well.
Step 4
Heat a grill pan or griddle over medium-high heat.
Step 5
Grill the eggplant slices, asparagus, carrots, and rapini with 30 ml of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Step 6
Place the pizza crust on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Step 7
Spread sun-dried tomato pesto over the crust. Arrange the grilled vegetables evenly over the crust.
Step 8
Crumble the tofu and scatter over the pizza. Top with grated cheddar cheese.
Step 9
Drizzle with the remaining 15 ml of olive oil.
Step 10
Bake the pizza for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and lightly golden.
Step 11
Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil leaves. Drizzle with spicy oil, to taste.
Step 12
Serve immediately.