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Avocado Bruschetta Pizza

Avocado Bruschetta Pizza
  • Serves: 1
  • Preparation: 10 minutes
  • Cooks In: 8 minutes
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Ingredients

Pizza
1 tsp garlic, freshly minced
2 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp salt
1 store-bought or homemade pizza base
Avocado Pesto
¼ cup pine nuts, plus extra to serve
1 cup firmly packed basil, leaves picked
½ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
½ tsp salt
1 Hass Avocado
2 tbsp olive oil
Avocado and Tomato Topping
1 Hass Avocado, cubed
¼ cup firmly packed basil, leaves picked
2 cups mixed mini tomatoes
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper

Method

1

Preheat the oven to 230°C fan.

2

Combine the minced garlic, olive oil and salt in a small bowl.

3

Spoon the olive oil and garlic mixture onto the pizza and spread evenly.

4

Bake for 5-8 minutes or until golden and crispy.

5

To make the avocado pesto, place the pine nuts, basil, parmesan and salt in a food processor, and blend until the mixture resembles a fine crumb.

6

Add the avocado and olive oil, and blend until smooth.

7

Top the pizza base with the avocado pesto.

8

Combine the avocado and tomato topping ingredients and pile them into the centre of the pizza.

9

Sprinkle with extra pine nuts and serve immediately.

Ingredients

Pizza
 1 tsp garlic, freshly minced
 2 tbsp olive oil
 ½ tsp salt
 1 store-bought or homemade pizza base
Avocado Pesto
 ¼ cup pine nuts, plus extra to serve
 1 cup firmly packed basil, leaves picked
 ½ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
 ½ tsp salt
 1 Hass Avocado
 2 tbsp olive oil
Avocado and Tomato Topping
 1 Hass Avocado, cubed
 ¼ cup firmly packed basil, leaves picked
 2 cups mixed mini tomatoes
 2 tbsp olive oil
 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
 ½ tsp salt
 ½ tsp black pepper

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 230°C fan.

2

Combine the minced garlic, olive oil and salt in a small bowl.

3

Spoon the olive oil and garlic mixture onto the pizza and spread evenly.

4

Bake for 5-8 minutes or until golden and crispy.

5

To make the avocado pesto, place the pine nuts, basil, parmesan and salt in a food processor, and blend until the mixture resembles a fine crumb.

6

Add the avocado and olive oil, and blend until smooth.

7

Top the pizza base with the avocado pesto.

8

Combine the avocado and tomato topping ingredients and pile them into the centre of the pizza.

9

Sprinkle with extra pine nuts and serve immediately.

Avocado Bruschetta Pizza

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