Hi all!
I finally decided that I couldn’t take the smell of pizza while walking down these New York City streets – so I decided to do something about it! Amy’s pizza wasn’t cutting it anymore so I decided to take action! We had a pizza party and made our own pizza. This really was NOT hard at all – it just takes some really yummy toppings to make it all worth it. My mouth is watering as I type because I wish I could have it again – I just had it yesterday though and that really wouldn’t be healthy to have it two days in a row!
I used the crust recipe from The Gluten Free Almond Flour Cookbook author Elana Amsterdam from Elanas Pantry.
Crust:
1 ½ cups almond flour
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
1 large egg
Topping can be of YOUR choice! Here’s what I used:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
½ medium yellow onion, diced
Handful mushrooms, washed and diced
Yummy store bought tomato sauce with a low amount of sugar. I like: Cucina Antica, tomato basil sauce
4 Fresh, colorful heirloom tomatoes because they were in season, otherwise you can use regular red tomatoes.
Handful fresh basil, washed and chopped into strips
Vegan cheese made from tapioca starch called Daiya.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Use a large baking sheet and prepare 2 pieces of parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, salt, and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk together the grapeseed oil and egg. Stir the wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture until thoroughly combine.
Place the dough between the 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll into a 10-inch circle, 1/8 inch thick. Remove the top piece of parchment paper and transfer the bottom piece of parchment paper with the rolled out dough onto the baking sheet.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and add toppings while still warm.
Toppings:
Heat oil in a small skillet and sauté the onions. When the onions are clear add the mushrooms and sauté together. Cut the tomatoes into bite-sized pieces and chop the basil.
When the crust comes out of the oven, pour on the tomato sauce, enough to cover the whole top. Then add the mushroom and onion mixture, tomatoes and basil. The last topping should be the vegan cheese, which will get sprinkled on the top – use enough to satisfy yourself.
This is simply delicious – enjoy it!
P.S. the picture below is only half of the whole pizza – it’s quite filling.
