Baguette Pizza

I have never been one to buy pizza. Maybe its just me but if I wanted pizza I just made cheese on toast with some toppings. Its cheaper, tastes just as good and its somehow more honest. These days I like using these part baked baguettes that seem to be everywhere in the shops. Lazy Saturday afternoons usually call for these baguette pizzas and its one that The Bloke likes to make for me.

The secret is his way of mixing everything in a bowl after having chopped it finely. Then he piles it on halved baguettes and pops them in the oven for 10 minutes. I adore them!

Ingredients:

2 part baked baguettes, halved
100g grated cheese (gruyere is good)
1/3 cup tomato and chilli sauce (we use blitzed chipotle in adobe - recipe here)
50g ham, chopped finely
1/2 onion, chopped finely
10g basil leaves, torn
2 medium tomatoes, chopped finely
pinch black pepper

Method:

Set the oven to 220 C. Spread the tomato/chilli sauce onto the halved baguettes. In a bowl mix half of the cheese (50g) with the remaining ingredients so it is well combined.

Share the mixture out on top of the halves baguettes and top with the remaining cheese and place onto a baking sheet.

Now pop in the oven for 10 minutes until hot and bubbling. Perfect pizza baguettes!