Pita Pizzas with Spicy Green Chili Oil
 
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Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 200 grams fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 2 bunches of basil
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon grated parmesan
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 3 green chilis
  • 5 mushroom
  • 4 pitas
  • 2 cups washed arugula
Instructions
  1. Dice the onion and add to one tablespoon of olive oil heated in a medium size pot. Let it cook down for 2 minutes. Finely chop 2 cloves of garlic and add to the pot. Reduce the heat to low.
  2. Add 4 tomatoes to a food processor and pulse until the tomatoes have completely broken down. Add the tomato sauce to the pot and raise the heat to high.
  3. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper and let the sauce come to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Add the basil, pine nuts, 1 clove of garlic, parmesan, salt and pepper to the food processor. Pulse while pouring in olive oil until you get a paste consistency.
  5. Finely chop the green chilis and add to a small bowl with 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt. Set aside.
  6. Slice mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, and set aside.
  7. Cut the pitas in half and place on an oven tray.
  8. For the Margherita pizza: spread marinara sauce on the pita. Add 4 slices of mozzarella cheese on top.
  9. For the Pesto pizza: spread the pesto on the pita. Add 4 slices of mozzarella and sliced mushrooms on top.
  10. Insert the pita pizzas into the oven and broil them on the highest heat for about 4 minutes.
  11. Remove the pita pizzas and sprinkle green chili oil over the top, add arugula to the pesto pizza and basil leaves to the Margherita. Enjoy!
Recipe by at https://seriousspice.com/pita-pizzas/