Pesto pizza sauce

I recently started making my own pesto. Lucky basil grows in our garden at the office so it is uber convenient and cost effective to grab some leaves and take them home.

 I have also added coriander in my pesto, 1 clove of garlic and a good glug of olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Salt and pepper as usual. I love the way it tastes and even better because I made it myself in my kitchen by hand!

I also started with our homemade pizzas, to make a really great base sauce. Before I used to really cook out the tomatoes with garlic and herbs and the mushrooms, onions and peppers. Now a new technique has emerged. We use the Pick n Pay bases ( R34.99 for four)  and it is the most economical as we do them in batches of two for supper. So the tomato sauce has changed. 

Now I just grate 2 tomatoes ( jam tomatoes are preferable) and add half a teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 chopped chilli ( deseeded).

 I cook it on a high heat for 10 minutes and add a little Parmesan at the end.

 I let it cool off and then spread on the pizza base. I then add a few drops of pesto and then thinly sliced onion, pepper and mushroom. I prefer gouda cheese for my pizza but mozzarella is great in combination as well. I bake them at 215 for about 15-20 minutes so they get crisp and voila yummy pizza! 

I really enjoy making pesto and my next tackle will be getting some good quality sundried tomatoes ( at a reasonable price) and then making a sundried tomatoe and basil pesto .... Yummy!!!