Three flourless pizza recipes: based on zucchini, chickpeas or sweet potato

Introduce vegetable ingredients In the masses and breads it is an alternative way to enrich our dishes. The zucchini, the chickpeas, the sweet potato, the broccoli, the potato, the cauliflower are options that can be taken into account if we want to add nutrients and flavor. In addition the result, although a priori is somewhat distant from that of a traditional pizzait is equally delicious and satisfactory, in addition to fast, since it is not necessary to read the dough because in these three proposals whose recipes I share under these lines will be baking directly.

I explain step by step how to prepare a zucchini pizza, another with chickpea and the last one, with a sweet potato. Try to prepare them because they will surprise you.

Zucchini -based pizza

For the base of the pizza you will need these ingredients: two medium zucchini, 1 cup of grated mozzarella, salt, a large egg and. Three quarters of ground almond cup.

And for the filling you will need a cup of cherry kumato tomatitos, 2 fresh mozzarellas, fresh basil, black pepper, spicy chilli scales and a splash of extra virgin olive oil.

Elaboration:

1. The fresh mozzarella cheese is drained in a strainer so that it drains as much humidity. When withdrawing from the strainer it is wrapped in absorbent paper to remove what may be. Meanwhile, the oven is preheated to 200ºC and the cherry are cut in half.

2. The zucchini, the stem is washed and dryed and grated fine on a man that we will have placed inside a large bowl. Once the entire zucchini, the tips of the man are grated and the juice that releases the zucchini is releasing. It must be as dry as possible. Once drained we move the pulp to the bowl, add the egg, almond flour, salt and grated cheese and mix with a spoon until the ingredients are uniformly distributed in the mixture

3. A baking sheet with vegetable paper is lodged and the zucchini mixture is placed on top that spreads to a round base.

4. It is baked 20 minutes, the base is turned and baked five more minutes on the other side. It is decorated with the mozzarella cut into slices, the cherry in halves, a pinch of black pepper and chilli scales if you like the spicy touch.

5. As a final touch, 5 more minutes are baked and served with an Aove thread and fresh basil leaves.

Chickpea -based pizza

To prepare this recipe you will need these ingredients: 2 cups of chickpeame fresh or grated mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of chopped basil.

Elaboration:

1. The chickpea flour is added to a medium bowl with a teaspoon of salt and mix. The flour continues to be beating while 1 cup and 1/2 of warm water are slowly poured. The dough is allowed to rest between 1 and two hours.

2. The oven is preheated at 220 ° C and a skirt or low cast iron or oven is placed for 10 minutes while preheating. This is one of the secrets to get a super crispy cortex.

3. When the pan is very hot, it brushes with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, just to cover the bottom of the pan. This step must be done very carefully so as not to burn us. The dough is bathed again and the chickpea dough is turned uniformly in the cast iron pan. At that same moment it will begin to cook.

4. The pan is put again in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges begin to be golden and crispy.

5. The oven pizza is removed and allowed to cool for a few minutes. It is carefully removed from the pan and is transferred to a cutting board. You can add fresh aromatic herbs such as basil or lemon thyme, also oregano or a touch of pesto or fresh arugula.

Sweet potato -based pizza

To prepare this dish you will need these ingredients:

For the dough, 250 grams of roasted sweet potato, 1 cup of gluten -free integral oatmeal, 1 cup of ground linen, half a cup of ground almond, salt, black pepper, half a teaspoon of royal yeast and spices to taste.

And for the filling: 1 avocado, 1 lemon, 400 grams of cooked chickpeas, 150 grams of watercress, 1 tablespoon of ground garlic, a spoonful of ground onion, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprik , 1 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 cup of pistachios and a creamy natural yogurt.

Elaboration:

1. To prepare the dough start by cleaning the sweet potatoes, roasting them in half longitudinally place them with the cut down on vegetable paper in preheated oven at 200 ° C. If they are not very large, it will not take more than 30 min, we check and remove when the center is soft. Carefully peel the sweet potatoes and let cool.

2. In a bowl join the sweet potato pulp with the rest of the ingredients: oatmeal, flaxseed, ground almond, salt and spices (you can use the ones you want, I used ½ teaspoon of rass the Hanout). Mix with the help of a spoon and use your hands when you start to take off. We may need a small additional amount of flour if we stick a lot to our hands, but we should not exceed so that it is not excessively hard.

3. Taking advantage of the heat of roasting the sweet potatoes, we can dress the chickpeas with the spices, the two tablespoons of olive oil and the half -lemon juice. Mix well and spread them on a tray or oven plate lined with vegetable paper. Roast until golden (about 15 minutes).

4. Prepare while the avocado pearing it, removing the seed and crushing it with the juice of the other half lemon. Next. Prepare the pizzas by cutting in 4 pieces the dough, forming a ball and, with the help of a roller, and a little extra flour, extend until a fine dough is giving round shape.

5. Heat an anti-adherent pan over medium-high heat and brown the dough on both sides until they are roasted.

6. Remove and decorate it with 1 tablespoon of crushed avocado, spicy chickpeas, some teaspoons of yogurt, chopped pistachios and to finish the water sprouts.

Maybe these pizzas based on zucchini, chickpeas and sweet potatoes are not so crispy Like a traditional pizza but they are absolutely delicious, simple and probable recipes that as soon as you try it and perfections to your liking, you repeat them often because you will also notice that it will sit much better than any pizza based on flour.

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