Cover the pizza dough loosely with oiled clingfilm ... Spread over the tomato purée, leaving a 2.5cm/1in border, followed by the mozzarella, prosciutto and half of the figs.

Transferred the pizza to a peel and then brush the base with garlic oil within 1″ of the rim, then layer with mozzarella ...

Because we can’t help ourselves, we’ll round it out with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella. And because it’s a whim rather than a planned-event, we’ll also need to buy dough and pizza sauce.