Friday, October 14, 2011

Gluten-Free Pizza

Some of my toppings: Sun dried tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, shredded chicken and truffle salt.

Cooked Gluten-Free Dough

Finished product!





This doesn't taste like regular pizza but it is a tasty alternative. This recipe can take quite a long time to make if you make everything the day of.  I cut prep time down by using shredded chicken that was left over from the previous night's dinner.  I also have cauliflower rice stored in bulk in my freezer so I didn't need to take time processing the cauliflower.  Lastly, I made the tomato sauce over the weekend- so all I was left with was making the dough and assembling the pizza.


 Dough
- 1 3/4 cup cauliflower rice (lightly cooked)
- 1 1/4 cup almond meal
- 2 eggs 
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella

Pizza Sauce
- 12 ounces of store bough sauce

OR
- a simple tomato sauce can be made with onions, tomatoes, basil and garlic. Cook 4 chopped tomatoes and 1/2   a  chopped onion on low with two tablespoons of olive oil.  Keep the the pan covered while cooking to keep the moisture in. When the tomatoes are soft (about 25 mins), transfer all of the pans contents to a food processor.  Leave the vent open because steam will need to escape. Just hold a paper towel lightly over the vent to prevent spills. Add three chopped basil leaves and some garlic powder. Blend together until all contents are combined. Season with salt and pepper.

Pizza toppings
whatever you want but here is what I used:
- Shredded cooked chicken
-chopped sun dried tomatoes
-sauteed red onions
-2 cups shredded mozzarella
-1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded



1. Cook cauliflower rice for 5 mins so that it is mostly cooked through. 
2. Set rice aside and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add almond meal to rice and stir.  Next, add eggs and oil.  Stir to combine. Last, add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese (shredded).
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush with coconut oil.  Mound dough evenly across dish, about 1/2 inch high.
4. Cook for 20 mins at 350 F.
5. Remove the dough from the oven.  Spread tomato sauce over dough. Next, sprinkle two cups of mozzarella over tomato sauce.  Add toppings over cheese. 
6. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese over the toppings.

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