Vegetarian pizza

Makes enough for 2 or 3 people, depending on what else you have with it.


Ingredients

1 packet pizza base mix
l tin tomatoes (the larger sort)
1 large onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
a few mushrooms or half a small pepper(capsicum), or half a small tin of sweetcorn - or a combination of these
a few tablespoons grated hard cheese e.g. mozzarella or cheddar, or more if liked
1 tsp dried mixed herbs, or basil, oregano etc.
salt and pepper to taste

Make the pizza base according to instructions on the packet.

While the dough is rising, switch on the oven to warm up (usually a fairly hot oven but check the packet), grease the baking tray with oil or margarine and make the topping.
Chop the onion fairly finely and fry gently in olive oil, without letting it brown. When soft, add the tin of tomatoes and let it simmer without a lid so that it turns to a mush, stirring occasionally, then add the washed and thinly sliced mushrooms, chopped pepper or sweetcorn. Cook until vegetables are tender.
Add the dry herbs, taste and add salt and pepper according to taste.
When the dough is ready, spread the topping over it, as close to the edges as possible (you may not need all of it) then sprinkle the grated cheese evenly on top.
Cook on a baking tray in oven according to pizza packet instructions. It is ready when the cheese has started to turn golden brown - if you leave it too much longer than this the cheese goes hard, though still edible.

Serve with: new potatoes, chips, a salad etc.

Variation: add other combinations of vegetables to the topping - you may want to boil or steam these lightly first if they take a long time to cook.