Tomato Basil Pizza
A healthy twist on your classic favourite!
Ingredients:
CRUST
1 cup flaxseed/linseed meal
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 cups yellow pumpkin squash, chopped
1 cup walnuts, soaked 1 hour
2 teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 spring onion/scallion, finely diced
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon agave syrup
TOMATO SAUCE
1 cup tomatoes
1 cup sundried tomatoes soaked for 20 minutes
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
pinch of sea salt
1 teaspoon agave syrup
1 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon chia seeds
TOPPING
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 cup macadamia nuts, soaked 1 hour
3/4 teaspoon lemon zest
juice of 1/4 lemon
1/4 spring onion/scallion
1/4 garlic clove
pinch of sea salt and cayenne
fresh basil to garnish
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 120 degrees C. To make the crust, place flaxseed meal, dried herbs and chia seeds in a bowl and set aside. Process remaining ingredients until smooth, and add to flaxseed meal mixture. Stir well. Using crust mixture, press out four pizza bases out onto baking paper and bake in oven until completely dry, about 10 minutes.
Make the tomato sauce by blending all ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.
Make the topping by mixing the chia seeds with 1 cup of water and set aside until it forms a gel consistency. Place the rest of the topping ingredients, except the basil, in a blender and process until smooth.
To make pizza, spread pizza bases with tomato sauce, then add topping and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
Enjoy! x