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Quinoa Crust Pizza

A 5 ingredient, guilt free pizza crust option made with quinoa. This recipe is perfect for everyone from vegans to meat eaters!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • • 3/4 cup uncooked quinoa soaked in water overnight or up to 6 hours drained
  • • 1/4 cup water
  • • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • • 2 TBS EVOO
  • • 1 TBS dried oregano
  • • Sea salt to taste + generous amounts of black pepper
  • • Pizza toppings & sauce of your choice!

Method
 

  1. • Place uncooked quinoa in a bowl and fill with water. Let sit overnight or up to 6 hours. Use fine mesh strainer to drain water and place soaked quinoa in food processor
  2. • Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a 9 inch round cake pan with foil and spray with non-stick spray (I prefer olive or coconut oil spray)
  3. • Add water, EVOO, baking powder, oregano, salt and pepper to food processor and combine all ingredients. Batter should be smooth and creamy with a consistency similar to pancake batter. Your batter will contain some whole quinoa kernels, so no need to worry!
  4. • Pour batter into cake pan and bake for 15 minutes.
  5. • After 15 minutes, remove pan from oven and let sit for a few minutes. Flip crust on opposite side and return to oven for 12 - 15 minutes until crust is golden brown and edges are crispy. Chop your veggies now!
  6. • Remove from oven and dress pizza crust with sauce and toppings of your choice. Bake for another 12 - 15 minutes until cheese begins to bubble and brown and the edges of your veggies begin to crisp.
  7. • Remove from oven and let sit to cool for a few minutes. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

• If you're flipping your crust to a new cookie sheet don't forget to spray with non-stick spray!
• Pre-cook any meat options placed on pizza. There is no need to pre-cook veggies.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days. Place in microwave to re-heat.