Mediterranean Pita Pizza | It's Only Food w/ Chef John Politte

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is more affordable and milder in flavor.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone is often less expensive and melts well.

kalamata olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: canned black olives

Canned black olives are cheaper and widely available.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano offers a similar flavor at a lower cost.

Toast the pita bread in the oven for about 7-8 minutes until crisp.

Spread half a cup of hummus on the toasted pita bread.

Slice the cherry tomatoes and spread them on top of the hummus.

Add chiffonade of fresh basil on top of the tomatoes.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of finely chopped sunflower seeds over the basil.

Cut the pizzas into pieces for serving.

Add pickled onions as a garnish before tasting.

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