1. Ham & pineapple pizza

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pizza base
  • olive oil
  • tomato paste
  • 1 cup cheese, grated
  • 80g ham slices, cut into 2cm strips
  • 60g pineapple, peeled & cut into very thin slices and then 2cm size pieces


Directions
 

  1. preheat oven to very hot (240’c)
  2. using a pastry brush, brush 1tsp of olive oil over the pizza base
  3. spoon 2 tablespoons of tomato paste on base and spread evenly
  4. sprinkle ½ cup of grated cheese over base
  5. top with ham and pineapple pieces
  6. sprinkle remaining cheese over pizza
  7. bake for 20 minutes
 
 

2. School lunch box: Frozen Pineapple Pieces

  1. Peel and cut pineapple into bite-size pieces. 
  2. Freeze for a refreshingly school lunchbox snack or cool fruit ice block at home


For a variation, roll in toasted coconut before freezing.

 

3. Pineapple ice-blocks

Ingredients (Serves 8)

  • 3 cups fresh pineapple chunks (one medium size pineapple)
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Directions

  1. In a food processor, combine pineapple chunks, milk, and sugar; pulse until almost smooth, with some chunks of pineapple remaining.
  2. Pour half the mixture into a bowl or glass measuring cup for easy pouring. Pulse remaining mixture until completely smooth; add to mixture in bowl.
  3. Divide evenly among eight ice-block moulds or paper cups, and insert wooden sticks. Freeze until solid (at least 4 hours).