🍕COMFORT FOOD | VEGAN PIZZA WITH CHICKPEA TURMERIC CRUST AND CASHEW MOZZARELLA (GLUTEN-FREE) 🍕
Heya my lovely steemit friends, it’s finally here! A completely vegan, gluten-free pizza that’s super easy to make. Not to mention, it’s perfectly crisp! Just the way we like our pizzas.
Instead of using regular flour I used chickpea flour for the crust. Though chickpea flour - aka gram flour, garbanzo bean flour, or besan - has been used in parts of Asia and Europe for ages, it is just recently gaining popularity as a pantry staple in the US.
Though chickpea flour is not used in Cambodian cuisine, I am so happy we found chickpea flour in my favorite shop in the capital - The Indian Spice Shop. I always feel like a little kid when we go there. Too bad it's a 3-4 hour drive from here. Think I would be there every day.
Naturally gluten-free and protein packed, chickpea flour is a healthy, plant-based, and gluten-free choice for everything from baking to frying. It is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium while being a good source of dietary fiber, magnesium, copper, folate, and manganese.
Expect so more recipes with this yummy gluten-free food in teh near future!
VEGAN PIZZA WITH CHICKPEA CRUST AND CASHEW MOZZARELLA 🍕
INGREDIENTS (serves 2)
For the tomato sauce
- 1-1.5 cup homemade tomato sauce
FYI: I made a big batch of tomato sauce the other day when I was making a moussaka-style veggie bake. Check out the recipe HERE as nothing beats a homemade tomato/marinara sauce.
For the chickpea flour crust (makes 2 normal pizzas or 1 big one to share)
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
For the cashew cheese
- 1 cup cashew nuts, soaked for at least 1 hour (overnight is best)
- 1/2 small lime, juice only
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- Sea salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder to taste
- A splash of olive oil, coconut mil, and water
Toppings
- Sliced bell pepper
- Shredded red cabbage
- Chopped broccoli
- Sliced onion
- Black pepper to taste
- Dried oregano to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 180C or 355F.
- Mix chickpea flour, water, olive oil, salt, pepper, and turmeric. Stir well until you get a smooth mixture. Unlike a regular pizza dough, the chickpea crust will be a rather liquid, yet slightly firm, pourable mixture. Add a little bit more water if to dry.
- With a spoon or spatula, evenly spread the mixture on baking paper or silicone baking mat in a 1/2 cm to 1cm (1/4 to 1/2 inch) thick layer. Sprinkle a bit of olive oil on the baking paper or silicone mat before you spread on the dough to avoid it to stick to the paper or mat.
- Bake the crust into the oven for about 15 min until the edges are very lightly golden. Do not overbake!
- Meanwhile, make the cashew cheese. Blend all ingredients in a blender and set aside.
- Remove the crust from the oven. Spread it with the homemade tomato sauce and add the cashew cheese on top of the tomato sauce layer. Top with your favorite veggies and put the pizza back into the oven. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Or until the veggies are cooked.
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I love chick pea flour. I love making vegie koftas out of it - however, my husband can't it as chickpeas seem to affect his tummy. so annoying! I need to get a new husband. This looks beautiful!
Hehe. That's a bit drastic. But I hear you. Just discovered this yummy treat and absolutely love it. Hav you ever tried using sprouted chickpeas or sprouted chickpea four? It has milder effects on the digestive system. Have a great day!
Oh!! That's a great idea!! I haven't tried it, but I'm going to look out for it.
I can be dramatic, but luckily I've decided to keep him.
Lol. I have never tried but it's easy to sprout them yourself. Take care.
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OHH, I have been thinking of ways other than making socca with the bag of chickpea flour I have in my pantry. This is perfect and the cashew cheese...yum! Your creativity is just endless. Thank you for sharing all of your great ideas @amy-goodrich.
Áww thanks for all your lovely comments xxxc