Lentil Pizza
I’ve talked about my love for lentils a lot on my channel. They are high in protein, good for you, and filled with iron. Today I’m in the mood for a pan pizza. So we are going to make a high protein, gluten free pizza out of lentils! A lentil pizza! If you like this recipe be sure to check out this one too! and this one!
Prep
To start all I did was soak my lentils in some hot water. You could soak them overnight. I added some water to a pan, turned up the heat, got it to a simmer, turned off the heat, then added in about eleven or twelve ounces of lentils. Then I also added a little salt, put the lid on and let them soak for about forty five minutes. Once they are done soaking, drain the remaining water. Now I add my lentils to a food processor. And I also preheat my oven to 350ºf and dry out the pan I was using.
Making Pizza Dough
I add a little under half a cup of water to the lentils in the food processor as well as a tablespoon of lemon juice. Then I put the lid on and pulse until you have a smooth paste. While pulsing I add in half a cup of psyllium husk, a half teaspoon of baking soda and a big pinch of salt. I let that all mix for about three minutes. Now it should be a dough-like texture. Then I take it out and flatten it into a circle shape. Oil up my pan and add in the dough, pressing down on the dough. I toss this into the oven and let it cook for twenty minutes.
Cooking Dough
While that cooks I prepare some toppings, I slice some red onion super thin, chop some grape tomatoes, green olives, and some roasted red peppers. Once the dough has cooked I take it out of the oven and give it a squirt of olive oil across the top. Add on the toppings, a pinch of salt, and a little black pepper. Toss that back into the oven for five to ten more minutes. For a sauce I mix up some olive oil, a big pinch of salt, some white balsamic, garlic powder, and a pinch of nutritional yeast (and if you want, some black pepper).
Let’s Taste!
Time to slice the pizza! You can add basil on top, or some micro greens. Then add the sauce! This tastes great! It’s very fluffy and airy, and better than flat bread! This is delicious, the dough is moist and all the flavors on top are super refreshing. This came out amazing. You have to give it a try! Watch the full video here!
The One Pan Meal That’s Better Than Pizza
Ingredients
- 12 ounces lentils
- salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- .5 cup psyllium husk
- .5 tsp baking soda
- red onion
- grape tomatoes
- green olives
- roasted red peppers
- olive oil
- black pepper
- white balsamic
- garlic powder
- pinch nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Add water to a pan, get it to a simmer, turn off the heat, and add in the lentils and some salt. Put the lid on and let them soak for 45 minutes.
- Drain any remaining water, add lentils to food processor.
- Preheat oven to 350ºf.
- Add water and lemon juice to food processor and pulse until it is a smooth paste.
- Add in psyllium husk, baking soda, and salt. Pulse/mix for 3 minutes.
- Take dough out. Oil up pan and add in dough, press and flatten it down. Into the oven to cook for 20 minutes.
- While it cooks I slice/prep my red onion, grape tomatoes, green olives, and roasted red peppers.
- Once dough is cooked add on olive oil then the toppings, salt, black pepper, and cook for 5-10 more minutes.
- For a sauce I mix up some olive oil, salt, white balsamic, garlic powder, and nutritional yeast.
- Slice the pizza and add the sauce on top. Enjoy!
It was OK. I knew it wouldn’t be like a typical “pizza” dough/flatbread, as I’ve made other “bread” type recipes using lentils and Psyllium Husk powder, but it was still a bit more “gummier” than I had hoped. I may try it again and tweak some things.