VeganTapioca Base Pizza
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Serves: 8-9 per tray
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- Total time: 90 minutes
- Serves: 8-9 per tray
Ingredients
Spunky Pizza Sauce:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp each powder of cumin, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric (optional)
- 1/4 tsp of freshly grated nutmeg
- 300 grams fresh tomatoes or 300 ml tomato pulp (bottle)
- 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
- 6 sprigs of basil leaves
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp salsa leaves
- 100 grams of broccoli florets
- 2 medium tomatoes, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 small eggplant or aubergine, cut into small cubes
- 1 tsp salt
For Gluten-free Pizza Base:
- 500 grams tapioca root
- 4 tbsp coconut oil or butter
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
Pizza toppings
- Add a few as much tomatoes, sliced
- A hand full of grated or sliced Vegan cheese
- Sprinkle over a few dashes of olive oil, to taste
- Spread over a few Basil leaves just before serving.
Instructions
How to prepare spunky pizza sauce:
- 1)
In a medium pot, over medium heat, place olive oil and all spices and sauté for 2 minutes
- 2)
Add tomato cubes or pulp, herbs, and coconut sugar.
- 3)
Cooking for 30 minutes over medium heat to thicken the sauce.
- 4)
Add the broccoli, cubed tomatoes, and eggplant into the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes.
- 5)
Remove the pan from the heat and set the sauce aside.
Prepare the pizza base:
- 1)
Peel the tapioca root and boil in water until soft.
- 2)
Mash into a smooth paste, like mashed potatoes. Add salt and olive or coconut oil to taste.
- 3)
Oil a pizza tray and sprinkle some buckwheat or any flour to prevent sticking.
- 4)
Spread the mashed tapioca on the tray first with your hands and then even it out with a rolling pin.
- 5)
Place the tray in an oven preheated to 200°C/400F and bake for 20 minutes till the base is firm.
Assemble the pizza:
- 1)
Once the tapioca base is firm, spread the tomato paste with half-cooked vegetables evenly over the pizza base.
- 2)
Top it with fresh sliced tomatoes and vegan cheese (you can use any vegan cheese).
- 3)
Return to the oven and bake for 10 mins at200°C/400F.
- 4)
When the pizza is done, garnish it with basil leaves and a dash of olive oil, and serve it up hot.
Notes
Athletes drink a tea of tapioca leaves boiled in water to improve stamina. boiled down from 800 cc water until 400cc and drink 200cc of the tea twice a day. “boiled down 800 cc water until 400cc and drink 200cc of the tea twice a day.”