Pizza Toastie
A quick air fryer toastie filled with pizza sauce, mozzarella, salami and fresh basil. Crisp golden bread surrounds a hot, cheesy pizza-style filling for an easy lunch or snack.
Equipment
- Knife
Ingredients
- 8 slices bread
- Black pepper freshly ground, to season
- 8 slices mozzarella
- 16 slices salami
- 8 tablespoons pizza sauce
- Butter softened, for spreading
- Fresh basil leaves to serve
- Salt to season
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 190°C.
- Spread one side of each bread slice with softened butter.
- Place 4 slices butter-side down and spread each with pizza sauce.
- Scatter over the mozzarella and salami, then season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Add a few fresh basil leaves and top with the remaining bread slices, butter-side up.
- Air fry for 10 minutes, turning once, until the sandwiches are golden and crunchy on the outside and the cheese has melted in the centre.
- Serve hot with extra fresh basil leaves.
Notes & Wine Advice
Serving Suggestions
Serve the Pizza Toasties immediately while the bread is crisp and the mozzarella is still hot and melted. A simple green salad makes a fresh accompaniment for lunch.Recipe Notes
Butter the outside of the bread rather than the inside. This helps the toasties develop an evenly crisp and golden surface in the air fryer. Do not add too much pizza sauce because excess moisture can make the bread soggy. A thin, even layer gives plenty of tomato flavour without soaking the sandwich.Cooking Advice
Turn the toasties halfway through cooking so both sides brown evenly. Air fryers vary, so check them towards the end of cooking and remove them once the bread is crisp and the cheese has completely melted.Variations
The basic combination of pizza sauce, mozzarella and salami can be adapted with other pizza-style fillings. Keep additional ingredients relatively dry so the toasties remain crisp.Wine Advice
A medium-bodied Italian red works well with the tomato sauce, salami and melted mozzarella. Choose a suitable wine from René's Wijnbeleving.Nutrition values
Serving: 245 g | Calories: 590 kcal | koolhydraten: 49 g | Eiwitten: 27 g | Vet: 32 g | Verzadigd vet: 15 g | Natrium: 1350 mg | Suiker: 7 g