Quinoa-Based Pizza

This alternative pizza crust may be the simplest pizza crust recipe I’ve crafted thus far. In a hurry or want to prep a few crusts ahead of time? Test out this recipe for yourself.

Crust Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa (uncooked) soaked in hot water for 30-45 min then drained

• ½ cup vegetable broth

• 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, sea salt to taste

Toppings

• Marinara sauce

• Dairy free cheese (I prefer Trader Joes' cashew milk mozzarella)

• Organic cremini mushrooms, sliced

• Peppered turkey bacon, chopped

• Shallots, sliced

• Fresh basil, sliced

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Add quinoa, spices, and broth to a food processor and blend until a thick paste forms (and you can no longer see the quinoa).

3. Spread on a parchment-lined baking tray (9×13) and bake for 15 minutes.

4. Remove, add toppings and bake for another 15 minutes.

*Note: if you’d like a thicker crust, bump up the quinoa to 1 ¼ c and vegetable broth to ¾ c.