Italian cuisine is a very vegetarian friendly cuisine. You can easily customize it according to your taste and even make it vegan. Most recipes are wholesome and filling. One of the best recipes that have come out of Italian kitchen is a pizza. Whenever it is time to celebrate, most people call for a pizza. If you are short on time, and have guests coming over. Another great recipe is air fryer pizza toast. You do not need frozen pizzas, just a demi baguette is enough. Works out cheaper too.
Air fried pizza toast is an easy snack. Use any supermarket based white/ multigrain bread if you do not have a bakery nearby. It is an easy side to some good wholesome soup like Tuscan bean soup or Minestrone soup for dinner. You can serve it along with some garlic bread and a good bowl of creamy vegan pasta.
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Equipment
- Air fryer
- pastry brush
- knife and chopping board
- Grater (optional, if using cheese block)
- Pepper mill optional
Ingredients
- demi baguette or any other bread loaf cut into slices
- tomato passata/ pizza sauce
- cherry tomatoes
- arugula / rocket leaves
- shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella or any other cheese that you like and can melt)
- oil
Instructions
Apply oil on baguette slices with a pastry brush. Meanwhile, preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C or 375 deg F for 5 mins.
Apply passata or pizza paste on the bread slices.
- Layer cheese over the tomato paste.
- Layer the thick baguette slices in the air fryer basket without overlap. Add some sliced cherry tomatoes on top.Season with salt and pepper.
Air fry for 5 mins at 190 C | 375 F.
Serve immediately. Garnish with arugula leaves
Variation
- You can use a mix of pizza cheese or use any gourmet cheese like Edam, Monterrey jack or Gouda. You may even use vegan cheese instead of regular dairy based cheese if you want a vegan treat.
Substitution
- If you do not have baguette with you, you can use any soft bread slices. Remember, it will get crusty once air fried. Hence, if a bread is hard already, it will get even harder later.
- You can easily make pizza toast even in a grill pan or an oven if you are not using an air fryer.
Storage
- You can store this in refrigerator for 1-2 days. Always air fry before you serve. You may also make and store ingredients separately. Air fry fresh and serve immediately.
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Air fryer pizza toast
Equipment
- pastry brush
- Grater if using block of cheese
- Knife and chopping board
- pepper mill optional
Ingredients
- ½ cup grated cheese Cheddar / Gouda / Monterrey jack/ Edam
- ½ cup pizza sauce or store bought passata
- 5-6 cherry tomatoes sliced
- 2 tbsp. olive oil for brushing
- 1 demi baguette any other soft baguette or any other bread loaf slices
- handful arugula leaves / rocket leaves optional
- salt and pepper as per taste.
Instructions
- Apply oil on baguette slices with a pastry brush. Meanwhile, preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C or 375 deg F for 5 mins.
- Apply passata or pizza sauce on the bread slices.
- Layer cheese over the tomato paste.
- Layer the thick baguette slices in the air fryer basket without overlap. Add some sliced cherry tomatoes on top.Season with salt & pepper
- Air fry for 5 mins at 190 deg C or 375 F.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with arugula leaves.
FAQs
Sauce goes first and cheese on top. This helps cheese bubble and get brown. Also, allows toppings to get crisp. Gooey cheese and crisp toppings, ah heaven!
Mozzarella, parmesan, cheddar are generally put on pizza. Most supermarkets even sell a mix cheese blend known as pizza cheese blend. However, you can always buy individual cheese and mix according to your choice.
Mozzarella is a soft stringy cheese which melts. Cheddar is a hard cheese with a bite.
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