Healthy Eating and How to Eat Healthy: by Lucy Hyland at Food For Living

Wednesday July 7th

I know a few people missed my article in the Cork Independent last week, thinking I was away on holidays!!! I did an article on the simplicity of making your own pizza - here is the recipe below and you can check out the article on

http://www.corkindependent.com/lifestyle/lifestyle/food-for-living-%11-01st-july-2010/

Homemade mini pizza

The great thing about pizza is you can make up whatever you want. You can use rocket, mushrooms, sliced fennel etc. Add your favourite herbs; fresh coriander, parsley, chives or thyme works well, or whatever cheeses you want; feta, goats’ cheese, mozzarella, cheddar etc

3 wholemeal pitta breads
Homemade tomato sauce (I’ve given this recipe before or see a quick version below)
1 red pepper – cut in half and finely sliced
A handful of baby spinach
1 ball of mozzarella (around 125g) – torn into shreds
A sprinkle of extra virgin olive oil
Chopped parsley
Freshly cracked pepper

For a quick tomato sauce, simply saute a finely chopped onion in a little water for 5 mins. Add 3 tomatoes, a pinch of salt and pepper, 1 crushed garlic and cook for another 5-10 mins – hey presto!!

Half the pitta breads, place them on baking tray and put under medium grill.
Leave for a few minutes so that they start to toast.
Sprinkle them with a little extra virgin olive oil.
Cover them in the home made tomato sauce, sprinkle the peppers, parsley and spinach on top. Then place the shredded mozzarella on top with a little freshly cracked pepper.
Place under the grill for 5 mins or until the cheese has melted.

Sugar free