Pizza Recipes That Will Make You Smile

Amazing Fresh Veggie Pizza with a Little Kick

Usually when I make pizza for the family or friends, I go with the time saving option of buying pre-made crust and sauce, and then adding on our own veggies and shredded cheese to personalize it. If you’re looking to make pizza from scratch, my daughter and I love to use this recipe while making a big mess in the process!

Pizza Dough Recipe

1. 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
2. 1 cup warm water -110 degrees F
3. 2 cups whole wheat flour
4. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
5. 1 teaspoon finely ground sea salt
6. 2 teaspoons baking grade unbleached sugar

Pizza Sauce Recipe

  1      6-8 organic tomatoes (peeled and seeded) 

  2      2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

  3      3 cloves fresh garlic (minced)

  4      2 tablespoons fresh oregano

  5      2 tablespoons fresh basil

  6      2 tablespoons natural applesauce (trust me)

Suggested Toppings

Sliced Red Pepper

Sliced Tomato

Red Onion (Caramelized)

Baby Spinach 

Fresh Mozzarella 

Shredded Smoked Gouda

Red Pepper Flakes

  

Directions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, olive oil, salt, sugar and the yeast mixture; stir well to combine. Mix well until dough has formed. Cover and rise for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Form dough into a round and roll out into a pizza crust shape. 
4. While dough is rising, heat 2T olive oil in a large sauce pan. As oil heats, place minced garlic and heat until garlic is warm but not browned. 
5. In a food processor or blender, toss in the tomatoes, basil, oregano, and applesauce. Give it a whirl a few times until you’ve reached a lightly chunky texture. (Blend more if you’d like smoother sauce) 
6. Pour the sauce into the heated sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and stir every now and then until sauce is reduced to a delicious texture. 
7. Spoon the sauce onto the pre tossed dough, cover with veggies and cheese and bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes.

(I recommend rotating the pie 180 degrees at the 10 minute mark for even baking.)   

Serve with a salad of mixed greens, sunflower seeds and dried cranberries with a dressing of one part extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.     

Raw Pizza

Ingredients For the Living Buckwheat Pizza Crust: 

2 Cups soaked and sprouted buckwheat

1/3 Cup olive oil

2 cloves of garlic

5 sun dried tomatoes, soaked or in oil

3/4 Cup chopped carrots

2/3 cup soaked flax seeds

½ teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon Organic Italian seasoning

Ingredients for the Raw Pizza Sauce:

3 cups of Chopped Tomatoes. I like to use roma tomatoes because they’re firmer and less juicy. They make the sauce a bit thicker.

3 dates

3 cloves of garlic

1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

½ cup of fresh Basil(If you can’t find fresh basil, use ¼ cup dried basil)

1 teaspoon Organic Italian Seasoning.

¼ Cup Ground walnuts (optional)

Directions:

For the pizza crust. Soak the buckwheat groats for about 2 hours and then drain. You can leave them to sit on your counter in a colander or a strainer with a towel over them. They will begin to sprout within 6-8 hours. The minute you see the tiniest sprout coming out of them, place them in the fridgerator. It has been to my experience that if buckwheat is allowed to sprout for too long, it becomes a little bitter. In a high powered food processor blend the buckwheat, carrots, olive oil, garlic, sundried tomatoes, sea salt and Italian Seasoning. Mix in the flax seeds by hand until the mixture feels like bread dough. Spread the mixture ½ inch thick on teflex trays and place in a dehydrator for 6-8 hours at 105 degrees.

For the Pizza sauce:

Place all of the pizza sauce ingredients in a blender or high powered food processor and blend until it is the consistency of thick delicious pizza sauce. The ground walnuts will thicken it up a bit creating more of a paste.

Spread the pizza sauce on the top of the pizza crust and top with your favorite toppings. May I suggest:

Olives                                                             Tomatoes

Mushrooms                                                    Cucumbers

Red Peppers                                                    Fresh Herbs 

Banana peppers                                              Yellow Peppers

Zucchini                                                          Sun dried tomatos

Red Onion                                                       Pineapple

Sunflower Sprouts                                           Avocado

Alfalfa sprouts                                               Shredded cabbage

Broccoli Sprouts                                            Nutritional Yeast

Pine nuts                                                         Sweet potatoes 

This is the most delicious and energizing pizza you will ever eat. ENJOY!!