Smashed Potato Pizzas

Serves makes 8

Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

750g potatoes

⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil 

⅓ cup tomato paste 

1 tsp dried oregano 

1½ cups grated mozzarella cheese 

¼ cup sliced kalamata olives 

60g cherry or solanto tomatoes 

1 cup basil leaves 

100g prosciutto (optional)

Method

Add potatoes to a large saucepan, fill with water leaving about 3 cm at the top and bring to a boil. Boil until soft enough to insert a skewer through the middle, and then it comes out easily. Allow to cool, then make a cross on the top of each potato. 

Heat the oven to 180°C and line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper. Lay another baking sheet over the top or oil a glass with a large diameter, and gently press down and flatten each potato with the base of a glass. Once flattened, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and rub in with hands, season with salt and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

Whilst the potatoes are cooking, mix together tomato paste with oregano. Once the potatoes are cooked and golden, add a dollop of tomato paste to the top of each and spread around as you would a pizza. Top with grated mozzarella, kalamata olives and cherry tomatoes and bake for a further 15 minutes.

Once the pizzas are cooked, tear some fresh basil leaves over each, and / or add curls of prosciutto if desired, and serve.