PERSONAL PAN PIZZA WITH QUINOA CRUST (VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE)
Make A Low Cal/Low Carb Italian Style Pizza In 20 Minutes!
I'm only half Italian but I whole-heartedly LOVE pizza. It's a comfort food, a celebration food; and now it's a no guilt food! Give your friday nights a makeover with this beautiful pie. You won't mind staying in for this date night. Who knows what will happen after the movie. Hey, that's amore'!
The Perfect Pan For Your Personal Pan Pizza!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cook Time
Prep Time: 10
Total Time: 20
Serves: 1 or triple recipe to serve multiple people
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon flax meal
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 carrot cut into matchsticks
- peeled or diced
- 1/4 purple onion diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1/2 teaspoon chinese 5 spice
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 5 cooked baby artichokes
- 5 basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast fortified with vitamin B-12
Instructions
- Make Your Canvas: The Crust
- MIX:
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon flax meal
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- COAT SKILLET with canola/olive oil or no calorie non stick spray
- WET HANDS and press dough into skillet
- COAT DOUGH with canola/olive oil or no calorie non stick spray
- BAKE at 350 degrees for 10 minutes
- SAUTE' TOPPINGS-
- While the crust is baking:
- Coat Carrots and onions in oil or non stick spray:
- Saute' in pan or....
- Cook for three minutes in the microwave.
- The carrots should be soft
- The onions should be soft and slightly opaque
Dress the pizza!
Spread:
1 teaspoon each of tomato paste and garlic paste onto the crust
Sprinkle:
1/2 teaspoon each of chinese 5 spice, garlic powder, salt, pepper
Layer:
carrots, purple onion, artichoke, fresh basil
OPTIONAL: Sprinkle Nutritional Yeast to add a cheesy flavor. Choose one that is fortified with Vitamin B-12.
Place the Pizza back in the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes
This Is How It's Done! XO
NUTRITION FACTS:
CALORIES: 190
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.
