Ingredients
- CRUST:
- Basic Pizza Dough or Black Bean Wheat crust (below)
- LAYERING INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup raw spinach (chopped)
- sliced tomatoes
- 1 cup cooked pinto beans (rinsed and drained)
- chili powder
- 1 small onion (thinly sliced)
- fresh coriander (optional, chopped)
- 1/2 cup corn
- sliced black olives
- red Tabasco sauce (optional)
- Quinoa, Artichoke Hearts, and Sunflower Seeds Sauce or Millet,
- Avocado, and Oregano Sauce
- ground black pepper or paprika
- For Wheat and Black Bean Dough:
- 3/4 cups black beans (about 1/2 a 15 oz. can)
- 1/3 cup water
- 2/3 cups warm water
- 1 1/4 t. sugar (or sweetener of choice)
- 2 1/4 t. yeast
- 1 1/2 cup bread flour
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 t. salt (optional)
- For Millet, Avocado, Oregano Sauce:
- 1 cup cooked millet
- 1/4 cup avocado (peeled, chopped)
- 1 T. lemon juice
- 2 T. corn starch
- 1 T. wet mustard (optional)
- 1 t. ground oregano
- 1 cup water
Preparation
Step 1
For the dough:
METHOD:
1. Rinse and drain beans, then puree in a blender or food processor with 1/3 cup water until smooth. Add water as necessary (in 1 T. increments).
2. Whisk together warm water, sugar, yeast, and bean puree.
3. Mix together flours and salt, add slowly to yeast mixture (if not using a
bread machine, stir as flour mixture is added).
4. Knead until the dough is elastic, let rise, covered, for at least an hour.
5. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.
6. Shape pizza dough on a lightly oiled non-stick baking sheet.
7. Arrange toppings and sauce(s) on top of shaped dough.
For the Sauce:
1. Blend all ingredients in a blender or food processor, adding water slowly
between pulses. Blend until the sauce is a thick and smooth pancake-like
batter. Processing may take longer than normal depending upon the
firmness of the cooked millet.
NOTE: Makes enough sauce for two 12″ to 14″ pizzas (around 2 1/4 cups).
8. Bake 15 to 20 minutes (or until toppings are cooked through).
NOTES:
• Whether making dough by hand or with a bread machine, it might be
necessary to adjust the amount of flour or water in 1 T. increments to get
proper elasticity.
• This recipes makes two finely textured 12 to 14″ pizza crusts.
To Make the Pizza:
Pre-heat oven to 425 or 450 degrees F. (depending upon your oven)
2. Sprinkle spinach onto prepared and shaped dough.
3. Arrange tomato slices on top of spinach.
4. Sprinkle the pinto beans on top of the tomatoes.
5. Sprinkle lightly with chili powder.
6. Layer the onions.
7. Sprinkle on the coriander.
8. Sprinkle the corn onto the pizza.
9. Arrange olives on top.
10. Put drops of Tabasco sauce on (to taste).
11. Pour on the topping sauce.
12. Sprinkle with ground pepper or paprika.
13. Bake pizza for 15 to 20 minutes.