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Saturday 21 June 2008

Shrimp, rocket and basil pizza with aioli

I've got a confession to make - I've been having this pizza for lunch for the past three days now... it's so good! The rains from last week were beneficial for our rocket patch which sprung back to new life and has now been decimated again thanks to this pizza recipe. Enough with the drooling, here's what you do...

What you need for the pizza:
1 large pita bread/wrap
1 tbps tomato paste
1 generous tsp aioli
1 cup of cooked and peeled shrimp
1 handful of grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup of basil leaves finely chopped
1 handful of rocket leaves
extra-virgin olive oil to drizzle

What you need for the aioli:
1 egg yolk
1 tsp dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic minced
extra virgin olive oil
squeeze of lemon juice
salt to taste

Here's what you do:
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Firstly make the aioli. Place the egg yolk, mustard and minced garlic into a mixing bowl and whisk together. Slowly add small amounts of olive oil whilst whisking. Don't add it all at once otherwise the mixture will separate. After about a cup of olive oil has been added you can squeeze in the lemon juice and add salt to taste. This mixture can be kept in a jar in the fridge for a few weeks and can be used on fish (with chopped basil mixed in!) or as a simple dip for home made chips!

Once the aioli is made, spoon a generous teaspoon onto the pita bread along with the tomato paste. Spread the mixture evenly across the pizza base. Distribute the shrimp and mozzarella evenly across the pizza and place into the oven for 10-15 minutes (until the cheese has melted and the pita base is crisp).

Remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle the chopped basil over the top. Pile your rocket in the middle, drizzle with olive oil and enjoy!

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