Breakfast Veggie Pizza on a Wrap

Breakfast pizza is one of those ideas that sounds fancy and turns out to be the most sensible thing you can do with a lazy Saturday. This version takes the pizza idea and shrinks it down to one person, one wrap and one baking tray. The wrap does the job of a crust, and if you press it flat with your hand before the sauce goes on, it crisps at the edges while the middle stays soft enough to bite through.

A word on the sauce. A heaped tablespoon of passata or tomato paste is plenty for a wrap this size. Too much liquid and the base goes soggy before the cheese has a chance to melt. If you only have paste, loosen it with a splash of water so it spreads easily. Unsalted tomato is handy here because the cheese and olives already bring plenty of salt, so you can taste before you reach for the shaker.

The mushrooms are the part worth a little attention. Slice them thinly and they cook through in the oven at the same time as the cheese. Thick chunks stay spongy and wet. Baby spinach can go on raw, since it wilts under the heat and shrinks down to almost nothing, so do not be shy about the handful. Shredding it first means it sits flat and does not slide off when you lift the slice.

If you want something a little more filling, a scrambled egg or two on the side makes this a proper morning plate. Our Golden Tofu Scramble with Garden Vegetables is a good partner if you would rather skip eggs, and it shares the same tomato and spinach mood. For a lighter finish, a few slices of ripe tomato and a handful of rocket on top does the job without adding much at all.

Leftovers are rare with this one, but if you do end up with half a pizza, wrap it in baking paper and keep it in the fridge for a day. Reheat it in a dry pan over medium heat rather than the microwave. The base firms up again and the cheese goes stringy in a nice way. It does not keep well in the freezer, because the spinach turns watery once thawed, so make it fresh when you want it.

Anyone who has made a pizza before knows the basil goes on last. Tear the leaves over the top just before serving so they stay bright green and do not turn dark under the grill. It is a small thing, but it makes a plain wrap look like you planned breakfast all week.

If you are cooking for two, double everything and bake them on separate trays so the bases get the same amount of heat. A pan of Rolled Chilli Bean Omelettes with Avocado on the same table turns the whole thing into a relaxed brunch.