Grilled Eggplant & Ricotta Pizza with Balsamic Rocket & Gremolata
A delicious vegetarian meal on the table in under 30 minutes? Sign us up! Don't let the simplicity of this recipe fool you into thinking it's dull. With silky grilled eggplant, creamy ricotta and a hint of heat with a little chilli this pizza is a perfect meal served with simple dressed rocket to finish it off.
Number of servings
Ingredients
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1 Pizza Base
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70g Pizza & Pasta Sauce
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120g Grated Pizza Cheese
- 200g Baby Eggplant
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100g Ricotta (Firm)
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1⁄2 Tsp Dried Oregano
- 1⁄2 Tsp chilli Flakes
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75g Pack Rocket
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2 Tbsp Balsamic Dressing
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1 Lemon
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1 Small Bunch Flatleaf Parsley
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Get startedStep-by-step instructions
First Things First
Our vegetables and fruit come as fresh as can be, so please give them a quick wash before you get started.
As well as your basic cooking tools, you will need...
Frypan
Grill Pan (optional)
Oven Tray
Pizza Stone (optional)
Bowl
1 Prepare Eggplant
Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat a grill pan on medium heat. Trim eggplant and slice on a slight angle into 1cm slices. Drizzle pan with 1 Tbsp of olive oil and grill eggplant slices until golden on both sides, about 6-8 minutes. Set aside to cool and season with salt and pepper.
Tip! We have supplied local baby eggplant for this recipe - so it may look a little different to the picture. Either way, it will still taste great.
2 Assemble & Cook Pizza
Place pizza base on lined tray. Spread with pizza sauce, sprinkle over grated pizza cheese. Arrange the eggplant pieces over the base, crumble the ricotta over the top. Sprinkle the oregano and chilli flakes (to taste) over the top. Bake pizza for 12-15 minutes or until cheese has melted and the base is crisp.
Tip! If you have a pizza stone you can use it for the ultimate crispy base.
3 Dress Rocket
Add rocket to a bowl and toss lightly with the balsamic dressing.
4 You Plate It
Make the gremolata; zest the lemon. Pick parsley leaves and finely chop. Combine well with lemon zest in a small bowl. Cut the pizza into slices, sprinkle with the gremolata and serve with the rocket side salad (or the rocket on top if you wish).
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