I make my own pizza because of all of my food allergies. I can’t buy ready made GF pizzas at pizza places (using pizza crusts that they have purchased) or frozen pizzas at natural foods and grocery stores. I can’t eat “regular” cheese so none of them work for me.
Yesterday I made this pizza using a brown rice pizza crust made by Nature’s Highlights. I like that there are only 2 ingredients in their crust: “whole grain brown rice and potato”! It’s a thin crust, which I like, but it’s more like a very large cracker vs a pizza crust. I put a lot of ingredients onto my pizzas and this crust doesn’t hold up as well as Sami’s Bakery crust. Both crusts are purchased frozen. Nature’s Highlights gives directions on cooking the crust; Sami’s does not. I have tried Glutino’s crusts too, but they have soy in them, which I am allergic to, and they don’t taste good to me. Sami’s crusts are very large so I usually cut them in half and bake a half at a time.
My recipe for pizza is:
- pure tomato paste
- spreadable goat cheese
- onions
- broccoli
- oregano
I start by baking the crust for approximately 3-5 minutes at 400 degrees. Then I take it out and spread a thin layer of tomato paste on the crust. I scoop out a couple tablespoons of soft goat cheese and mix it into the tomato paste. In the meantime I lightly steam the broccoli and cut up a red onion. I spread the onion onto the tomato/goat cheese mixture and then put the broccoli on top of the onion. I finish it by sprinkling oregano on the pizza. I bake it for 8-10 minutes and it’s ready to eat.
I love eating a pizza that has veggies on it and like all of my recipes this one is very flexible. You can substitute the broccoli, leave it off, whatever you like. My family is not gluten-free, however whenever I make myself one of these pizzas they always help themselves to it too. They still like their regular pizzas, but they see mine as healthier, less oily and good tasting.
I’d love to hear your pizza experiences and suggestions too!
GF Goat Cheese Broccoli Pizza