Tuna Pizza with Red Onion and Olives

Most cupboards around the country would have a tin of tuna in them. Making this pizza perfect for whipping together a simple, traditional Italian recipe in minutes.

The ingredients for this pizza are simple

Pizza da Piero Pizza Bases

Pizza Sauce

Mozzarella Cheese

Tin of Tuna

Red Onion (finely sliced)

Olives

Fresh Basil to serve (optional)

Tuna is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, magnesium potassium, vitamin B-12, and niacin. So not only is this pizza delicious but it’s also a healthy choice. Win, Win!!!

Simple Basil Pesto Pizza

As simple as a Margherita Pizza, this goes down a treat with kids.

Pre heat oven to the highest temperature

Spread Basil Pesto on your Pizza Base

Top with Mozzarella

Cook for 3-5 minutes

Goats Cheese, Parma Ham & Asparagus Pizza

The flavours on this pizza are unbeatable. From the charred asparagus to the creamy goats cheese, we suggest making two because no one will want to share.

1) Pre heat oven to the highest setting

2) Panfry the asparagus for 2 minutes

3) Spread pizza sauce on your base

4) Top with Goats Cheese, Parma Ham and fried Asparagus spears

5) Cook for 3-5 minutes

Garlic Mushroom & Salami Pizza

The weekend is nearly here so it’s time to stick Louis Prima on Spotify and make some pizza…

1) Pre heat your oven to the highest temperature

2) Firstly slice up some garlic and mushrooms and fry in a pan with butter

3) Spread your tomato sauce on your pizza base

4) Sprinkle mozzarella

5) Put on your garlic mushrooms and sliced salami

6) Cook in oven for 3-5 minutes

Vegan Halloween Inspired Pizza 🎃

The leaves are falling off the trees and we’’ve been inspired by the wonderful colours everywhere. 🎃🍁🍂🍃🍕

Vegetables are simply delicious when roasted & this vegan pesto pizza with roasted vegetables is going to be the perfect dish for us to serve to friends this bank holiday weekend.

The crispy crusts and soft texture of the roasted veg make a perfect match.

You can pretty much use whatever vegetables you have lying around. Chop all the veg into small pieces so they will roast quickly. Finely chop a clove of garlic and mix into the chopped veg with olive oil. Place in roasting tray and roast for around 15 mins at 180.

Spread your pizza base with vegan pesto (we bought ours in Tesco) and top with the roast veg. Turn the oven up to it’s highest temperature and when it’s hot enough cook your pizza for 3-5 minutes.

For our pizza we used butternut squash, yellow pepper, courgette, red onion, tomatoes and black olives. But like we said, any combination of vegetables will make this pizza a winner.

Full Irish Breakfast Pizza

We’ve gone ahead and combined 2 of your favourites. The Full Irish Breakfast & Pizza.

It’s so simple.

1 ) Heat oven to highest temperature.

1) Fry up your bacon and sausages.

2) Remove from the pan and use the oil to fry red onion and mushrooms.

3) Spread your pizza sauce on the base and top with mozzarella.

4) Top with the cooked mushroom and onion mix

5) Top with sausages and bacon

6) Crack an egg in the middle

7) Cook for 3 - 5 minutes

8) Enjoy your weekend

Pizza with pear, blue cheese and walnuts

This recipe was featured on LovinDublin a while back when they tried out our pizza bases. We’ve changed up the recipe a bit to suit what we had in the press and that’s what’s so great about making your own pizza - the experimenting with flavours, ingredients and using what’s available.

For a simply sinful weekend indulgence like this one, you’ll need -

Pizza da Piero Pizza Base

Grated Mozzarella

1 Ripe Pear thinly sliced

Blue Cheese

Toasted Walnut Pieces

1 small Onion

Tablespoon of Butter

(Optional) Handful of Rocket & drizzle of Honey

1) Pre Heat your oven to the highest temperature

2) Finely chop the Onion and sauté in the Butter on a low heat until soft (about 10mins)

3) Spread Onion and Butter on the Pizza Base

4) Sprinkle with grated Mozzarella

5) Arrange the Pear, Blue Cheese and toasted Walnuts on the Pizza.

6) Cook in oven for 3 - 5 minutes

7) Top with Rocket and drizzle with Honey

Prepare to have mind blown 💥🍐🍕

Fresh Mozzarella, Beef Tomato & Basil Pizza

We’re teaming Piero’s homemade pizza sauce with some fresh basil, garlic and mozzarella to cook up a simple pizza that will kick your taste buds into next week.

Ingredients -

Pizza da Piero Pizza Bases

Tomato Pizza Sauce

Handful of fresh Basil

1 Beef Tomato

2 Garlic Cloves

3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

1 Pack of Mozzarella Cheese (slice thinly)

How to make it -

1) Spread your pizza sauce on the base

2) Blitz the garlic, oil and basil in a food processor

3) Spoon half the basil mixture on top of the pizza sauce.

Top with the cheese and thin slices of tomato.

4) Bake for 3-5 minutes

5)Top with remaining basil mixture

June Bank Holiday Weekend - Time to party outdoors

We've had a great few days of sunshine and here's another Bank Holiday Weekend upon us. It's definitely time to fire up the BBQ and have friends over. Here's some of my top tips for hosting a great outdoor party. 🍹🍕

Spread the Word 

What time you'll be eating - Avoid having to refire the BBQ for latecomers with a WhatsApp message like "The grill master will be sizzlin' steaks from 6-7. Come and get it!"

Rain Plans (cos let's face it, it probably will) -

Make sure everyone knows that rain or shine the party will go ahead. Get your hands on a few board games just in case you need to move it inside.

Have enough seats

5 chairs and 20 people? - Have a look around the house and see what you can turn into seating. Throw a few blankets or rugs on the ground and people eating picnic style.

Light it right

Don't leave the guests in the dark - We've all got some fairy lights from the Christmas tree put away somewhere. 💡Hang them around doors, trees, along the walls to create a nice bit of ambient lighting. (Just make sure the extension cord is out of the way so no-one trips)

If you have some tea lights and jars you could place them around the garden but I wouldn't go out of my way to get them. There's really no need to over do it with decorations at a BBQ.

Master the music 

Get your playlist - From Forbidden Fruit to Vantastival take some inspiration from the many festivals happening around the country this weekend. If you don't have a speaker see if someone can bring one. 

Keep the food simple

Marinade the meat - I'd suggest getting some good quality chicken breasts, sausages and steaks. Cut them into thick strips and marinade before grilling. Layed out on a big platter, your mixed grill can be served with a lovely salad

Dry marinade for steak

• Peppercorns

• Salt

• A sprig of rosemary, leaves only

• 1-2 cloves of garlic, finely minced

• Olive oil, rubbed in just before grilling

Wet alla diavola marinade, for the chicken:

• The juice of one lemon

• 1-2 garlic cloves

• Salt, to taste

• Freshly ground pepper

Serve up some pizza

Not everyone enjoys cooking up a BBQ. Our pizza bases can have you serving up fresh, delicious and genuine Italian Pizza in less then 5 minutes. A great way to get your guests involved is laying out the toppings and letting them make their own creations!

Here's some of our party favourites (click on photo for recipe)

#MeatFreeMonday - why we've decided to cut down on eating meat 🌿

Piero cooks one hell of a steak. Most Fridays, he'll arrive home from the bakery with some really good quality sirloin or ribeye steaks. With a pinch of salt & pepper and a squeeze of lemon, he can fry up restaurant-quality steaks in less then 10 minutes. Delicious.

So, you'd think our love of good steak would have us eating it every day? Nope! We're firm believers of everything-in-moderation and eating a balanced diet. Meat free Monday was an idea from Paul & Stella McCartney in 2009 inspired, of course, by Linda McCartney. 

These days eating vegetarian or vegan meals are more common. So here's our top 3 reasons for going #meatfree once a week:

Try something new

Even if you're not a good cook, it's a great opportunity to learn some really tasty and simple recipes.

Being a healthy eater means being an adventurous eater. Yes, sticking to the same diet all the time is convenient, but trying new foods can have so many positive benefits. Do you have a favourite food? Do you think there's anything better out there? Of course not! But hang on, how do you know? I was never a big fan of cauliflower growing up. Then I came across a recipe that I thought looked interesting, so I decided to give it a try. Now I make these Vegan Cauliflower Falafels for my lunch all the time. A unique and amazing dish I would never have discovered had I not been a little adventurous.

Save a little money

My vegetarian recipes are always made from food I already have in the kitchen. It's amazing the dishes that can be made once you have a well stocked larder. We keep staples such as veg stock, tin tomatoes, coconut milk, lentils, chickpeas, pasta and pizza bases. Some days we'll just have a really simple pasta and pizza dish with a green salad or a vitamin packed soup always goes down well for lunch. Green pesto is so easy to make and you can add it to pasta or top a pizza base for a delicious, quick, meat free meal like mouth watering Panfried Mushroom & Pesto Pizza

Health Benefits

This Food Pyramid is designed to make healthy eating easier. Healthy eating is about getting the correct amount of nutrients – protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals - you need to maintain good health. 

Cutting down on meat could be one of the most significant things we can do for our health. If you don’t know where to start in your healthy eating journey, the best change you can make in your home is to focus on cooking more items from scratch instead of buying processed foods. Vegetarian dishes are a great way to make simple, fresh food. Taking it week by week, we'd recommend experimenting with different vegetables and gradually trying newer things.

Variety is the spice of life so next time you're doing your food shop why not pick up:

- A grain you've never tried before, like Quinoa, Couscous, Bulgar or even Sweet Corn

-Vegetables of all colours, like Peppers, Tomato, Courgette, Asparagus & Aubergines

- Pizza da Piero Pizza Bases. Our artisan pizza bases are the only bases to go through a two day fermentation process. This is the traditional Italian way that makes them so delicious and easy to digest. Topped with your favourite veggies they provide a simple solution to any meat free meal. They freeze really well so you can have them on hand any time.