Vine Recipe: Quinoa base pizza

This week we’ve finished off Alternative Pizza Month over on Vine, with a quinoa based pizza. I first came across this idea in Deliciously Ella’s book, and although I’ve never been a fan of quinoa, I’ve slowly started coming around. We decided to give it a try and see how it would turn out.

Quinoa base pizza ingredients

It felt a bit strange to bake this in a quiche tin, but actually it was the perfect option. The base is a bit squidgy – there’s no way you could put it out on a pizza tray with holes underneath, as it will just drop through, so bear that in mind. Even with greasing it up it did stick a little, but once we got a pizza cutter underneath it came out just fine. It’s odd, but you can’t necessarily tell the quinoa is there unless you concentrate. Otherwise, the flavours of the toppings really dominate the base, so while it’s not an exact match for a “normal” pizza, it is a good alternative.

Quinoa base pizza

It tasted pretty nice to be honest, and I would be happy to make it again. There is certainly a health benefit for choosing this base over a normal dough base, which is great for those (like us!) who want to eat healthy but just love pizza way too much to stop eating it.

Quinoa base pizza

We did of course Vine the recipe, so here’s the video. Be sure to click through and take a look at our other Vines if you enjoy it!

Here’s the recipe if you would like to recreate it yourself:

Quinoa base pizza
Serves 2
A pizza base made from quinoa - perfect for gluten free diets!
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Ingredients
  1. 195g quinoa
  2. 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  3. 2 teaspoons pasta herbs
  4. Tomato puree
  5. Cheddar cheese (grated)
  6. Cheddar with chilli (crumbled)
  7. 3 chestnut mushrooms
  8. 1/2 red pepper
  9. 1/2 red onion
Instructions
  1. Soak the quinoa in cold water overnight or all day long
  2. Drain any water from the quinoa and add to a blender with apple cider vinegar, pasta herbs, and a pinch of salt
  3. Blend until a smooth dough forms (it might take a bit longer than you expect!)
  4. Grease a pizza pan or cake tin with olive oil
  5. Place the mixture into the pan and smooth out to an even thickness
  6. Bake at 210c for 20 minutes - you'll see a big transformation to a darker and firm base
  7. Remove from the oven and spread tomato puree with the back of a spoon
  8. Add all toppings and return to oven
  9. Remove from oven when cheese is melted
  10. Serve!
Adapted from Deliciously Ella
Adapted from Deliciously Ella
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5 thoughts on “Vine Recipe: Quinoa base pizza

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  2. Hi. I’ll have to give this recipe a try, i’ve wanted to try quinoa for a while now. x

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  3. I MUST try this, it looks so lovely and much healthier than take-away pizza. I’ve never made my own, but now I have a reason to!

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    1. It’s such a great feeling to make your own pizza as well – especially when it’s as healthy as this! You could have so many of these against the calories and fat of a normal pizza, especially if you’re careful with the toppings.

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