Pizza toast

½ pepper

1 spring onion

1 mushroom

30g reduced-fat hard cheese, e.g. cheddar, Edam, Gruyere

2 slices wholemeal bread, bagel, piece of French stick sliced in half, or a crumpet

2 x 15ml spoons tomato pizza sauce, passata or puree

½ x 5ml spoon mixed herbs

Chopping board, sharp knife, grater, fish slice, measuring spoons. 

  1. Preheat the grill.

  2. Prepare the pizza toppings: 

• deseed and dice the pepper; 
• slice the spring onion into rings; 
• slice the mushroom; 
• grate the cheese. 

  3. Place the bread under the grill and toast on one side.

  4. Carefully, remove the bread from the grill and place on the chopping board uncooked side-up.

  5. Spread the tomato sauce over the bread using the back of the spoon.

  6. Arrange the pepper, mushroom and onion over the slices.

  7. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top. 

  8. Place under the grill until the cheese melts.

• Turn up the flavour: Add cooked chicken, canned tuna or canned sweetcorn. 
• Reduced food waste: Add leftover vegetables such as sweetcorn, tomatoes or olives. 
• Tomato puree could also be used instead of passata.
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe. 

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, for those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free bread. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe serves three portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?