Do you have a favorite healthy pizza recipe?
By tanniebabe78
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
United States
May 28, 2008 2:48pm CST
I am looking for a vegan/fowl mixture. Nothing with fatty foods and the like. Other than regular mozz cheese. That I will not skimp on.
2 responses
@randomosity_prevails (1110)
•
28 May 08
I can imagine vegan pizza being a little difficult to do if you're wanting to add mozzarella cheese.
Do you make your own tomato base sauce? This is really easy, and will help to keep calories down. In mine I lightly fry garlic in olive oil, add in canned tomatoes, tomato puree and oregano, let it simmer until it's thickened, then spread over the base. Obviously making your own base is better than buying it from a store, as there are no hidden additives.
Cheese aside, vegan or vegetarian pizzas are lovely with chopped meditteranean vegetables, such as peppers, red onions, sweetcorn, courgettes and olives. Mozzarella cheese is not vegan though, so this would have to be substituted if you were serving strict vegans. In terms of fowl, chicken pieces work very well with sweetcorn and BBQ sauce (so I am told!).
@tanniebabe78 (2934)
• United States
28 May 08
I mean I want more veggie based, less meat. Sorry for the wrong terminology, just not sure what that is offically called. Or even really what the various veggie eating people are called.
I am eating a mainly plant based diet now with fish or fowl, eggs and some cheese/dairy products.
@ank_47 (1959)
• India
12 Feb 09
u can prepare mushroom tomato pesto pizza as a health food which i like most . It's stuffed with superfoods: tomato, whole grains, nuts, and spinach. And - it smells amazing while it bakes!
You can make your pizza vegetarian or vegan. The vegan version - sans cheese - tastes like bruschetta. I prefer it because the sweetness of the tomatoes and basil really comes out when it isn't overpowered by other flavors.
see the recipe of it below :
1 pizza crust (I make my own pizza crust)
1 bunch fresh basil (at least 1/4 c.)
2 tbsp.extra virgin olive oil
1/4 c. spinach (or more)
2 tbsp. pine nuts (optional)
2 tbsp. parmesan cheese (optional)
2-3 cloves garlic
1 large tomato
1 large portobello mushroom (or a few crimini mushrooms - a.k.a. baby bellas)
1/4 c. mozzerella, to taste (optional)
Any pizza tastes best if it is made with a pizza stone. If you have one, place it on the bottom of your oven (or on the bottom rack if the bottom has coils) and heat it to 450 F for 15 minutes. During this time, assemble your pizza.
Begin with your crust. I make my own crust so at this stage it is still raw dough - you may need to adjust your recipe accordingly if you use a ready-made crust (the package should have instructions).
Instead of pizza sauce, I make a pesto. In a blender, mix basil, extra virgin olive oil, spinach, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese. Blend until it is well mixed. For this pizza, I like to make my pesto very thick with lots of herbs and spinach.
Spread a thick layer of pesto on the pizza. If your crust is large, you will need more pesto. Just toss more basil, etc, into the blender until you have enough to cover your crust - measurements are not important to make a good pesto.
Once the pizza crust is coated thickly with pesto, slice tomato into large slices and lay it on top. Then, slice the mushroom into 4-6 slices and position those around the tomato.
If you wish to add cheese, sprinkle that over the top.
Bake on the pizza stone for 12-15 minutes at 450 F.



