I don’t think I’ve ever met a kid or an adult who can resist a delicious-looking, cheesy pizza slice. So, when I make my pizza dough, I try to make it as healthy as possible. This time, I prepared and served in 40 minutes the tastiest and healthiest pizza with chickpea flour, which had vanished before you can say “pizza.” You can put any toppings you want. Today, I made my pizza with a quick tomato sauce with spices, grated mozzarella, olives, corn, and peppers—which was what I had in my fridge. So simple! Did I convince you?
What we are going to need
For the dough
- Chickpea flour. Chickpea flour, made from chickpeas, has no gluten and is very nutritious, and is rich in iron and protein. Chickpea flour is a good alternative if your kids don’t eat chickpeas. You’ll find it in stores with organic products, large grocery store chains, and delicatessen stores. Of course, you can also make it yourself, but it’s a process I haven’t tried so I can’t guide you. I don’t suggest an alternative, either. You can find more recipes that use chickpea flour here.
- Corn starch. Chickpea flour is a special flour, and to balance it and work it easily, we need a smart combination. Corn starch in this recipe serves that purpose, helping and supporting the chickpea flour, so I don’t suggest any alternative besides tapioca starch in the same quantity.
- Olive oil.
- Water. It’s one of the few times I write water in this section because you’ll need to pay extra attention to it, both in regard to temperature since it must be warm but not too hot, as well as in regard to the procedure since you must mix it slowly with the chickpea flour.
- Baking powder.
- Oregano. Dried oregano, which I love and use everywhere, especially in my pizzas.
- Turmeric. One of my favourite spices, which you can skip if you don’t like it. If you do add it, though, you should combine it with the ground pepper, as mentioned below.
For the toppings
- Tomato sauce. I wrote down right now that in the future, I must give you a recipe because I make an incredibly aromatic tomato sauce.
- Grated cheese. Choose cheese with low salt content. We put grated mozzarella cheese in our healthy pizza this time.
- Peppers.
- Corn.
- Olives.
- Improvise!
Tips
- Spread the dough with a pinning roll with a handle on a piece of parchment paper.
- If the dough is too sticky during spreading, on the bottom surface or on your roller, then just sprinkle some corn starch wherever it’s needed, and you’ll have no trouble spreading it.
Do you want more alternative healthy pizzas?
- Αφράτη πίτσα ολικής ουράνιο τόξο
- Aλμυρές μπάρες με γεύση πίτσα
- Υγιεινή πίτσα από κουνουπίδι
- Κιμαδόπιτσα
- Bonus πρόταση: Η ντοματόπιτα της γιαγιάς
Preheat the oven at 180°C.
Line a round baking sheet (26 centimeters wide) with parchment paper, or spread some olive oil on it.
Add the chickpea flour in a bowl and the add the warm water slowly, while mixing.
Continue by adding the corn starch, the olive oil, the oregano, the turmeric, the salt, and the pepper, mixing with a spatula initially and with a gloved hand later, until you have a soft and pliable dough that doesn’t stick. If it does, add some more corn starch.
Move the dough to the parchment paper and with a rolling pin or your hands, spread the dough to cover all of the baking sheet’s surface.
Bake the pizza crust for 10 minutes by itself. In the meantime, prepare the toppings of your choice.
Remove the crust from the oven and spread the tomato sauce on it, the cheese, and the rest of the toppings.
Bake for another 12–15 minutes.
Remove the pizza from the oven, cut it in slices, and enjoy
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat the oven at 180°C.
Line a round baking sheet (26 centimeters wide) with parchment paper, or spread some olive oil on it.
Add the chickpea flour in a bowl and the add the warm water slowly, while mixing.
Continue by adding the corn starch, the olive oil, the oregano, the turmeric, the salt, and the pepper, mixing with a spatula initially and with a gloved hand later, until you have a soft and pliable dough that doesn’t stick. If it does, add some more corn starch.
Move the dough to the parchment paper and with a rolling pin or your hands, spread the dough to cover all of the baking sheet’s surface.
Bake the pizza crust for 10 minutes by itself. In the meantime, prepare the toppings of your choice.
Remove the crust from the oven and spread the tomato sauce on it, the cheese, and the rest of the toppings.
Bake for another 12–15 minutes.
Remove the pizza from the oven, cut it in slices, and enjoy
Notes
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