Pizza: Thirve Style.

So, this one didn't turn out great. I'm hoping a better baking method will aid in making the texture turn out as good as the flavor. If you expect the dough-y-ness of a greasy, typical pizza you will be disappointed. This dough is made from beans and some flour. It's not supposed to be like typical pizza dough. No yeast, baking powder, or baking soda involved.

This recipe is taken pretty much from the book "Thrive", which is an awesome resource for healthful recipes that are delicious. This one in particular is the "Spicy Black Eyed Pea Pizza". I took some liberties with the original recipe. It consists of a garlicy and slightly spicy crust, a tomato-based sauce, and whatever toppings you could imagine adding! I made a double batch last - testing to see how the dough does after being frozen (I will be sure to let you know next week sometime). I'll be cooking it up tomorrow night for dinner!

Ingredients listed is for a single batch.

Crust/Dough:
1C Black-Eyed Peas
1C Cooked Quinoa
2 Cloves Garlic
1/2C Brown Rice Flour
3T Coconut Oil
1t Crushed Red Pepper
1t Black Pepper
A couple dashes of Crushed Chipotle Pepper (or use cayanne, etc)
~1t Sea Salt
1/4 to 1/2 C water

Combine all ingredients except water! Process in food processor until it forms into a ball. If it seems to not be forming/needs moisture, add water 1/4C at a time until it forms into a dough ball. Be patient, this takes a while...don't put in too much water or else your dough will be mush...and that would be bad news. PS: Taste the dough. It's delicious. I'm thinking if I can experiment this will make excellent pita bread!

Sauce:
1/2 Can (~1C) Diced Tomatoes
1 Clove Garlic (notice a trend here?)
1/2 medium-large Cucumber (probably ~3/4 Cup)
2T Olive Oil
1.5T Balsamic Vinegar
1 Roasted Red Pepper
5-10 Small Leaves of Basil (depending on preference)
1t Oregano
1t Rosemary
1t Crushed Red Pepper

Combine all ingredients in a food processor until evenly spread (takes about 2 seconds).

Toppings:
3 Medium Carrots, Sliced thin
1/2 Onion: I used yellow and sliced 1/4 thin, and 1/4 into "chunks" - the medley of textures/flavor distribution is quite nice
1 Green Pepper
1/2 Sweet Potato (microwaved for ~2min) sliced into very thin circles
Add spices/additional (hot) sauce as desired

I didn't take any pictures of the processing of the sauce or the dough. I wanted to get it done before heading to bed so I could make dinner super quick tonight!

Pre-Baking.

Cooking Instructions (which I did not): Preheat oven to 300. Lay dough flat on pre-sprayed 10"x15" pan 1/4" thick (or greased w/ coconut oil). Add sauce, then toppings. Bake for 40-45mins.

I cooked it quickly at a higher temp. The dough did not turn out well, sadly. But I think it would be wise to put the dough in for 15-20min, add the sauce for 5-10min, then put toppings on until it is finished baking.

The way I did it flavor was good, texture was pretty bad. But it looks pretty darn tasty.

Next time the crust will be prime!