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Copyright ©SuperWellness 2014. All rights reserved. www.superwellness.co.uk T: +44(0)7828 293386 Almond Pizza with Pesto I’ll admit it, this is my comfort food of the moment, a nutritious, low glycaemic take on the classic doughy delight of pizza. Oozing with garlic, herbs and mozzarella, soft inside and crisp on top, the ‘pizza base’ is loaded with protein, ensuring a minimal impact on blood sugars and keeping cravings at bay. The pesto sauce might seem highly indulgent, but luckily we know better now than to condemn a food on calories and fats! And in fact, we know how valuable most fats can be, with the multitude of roles they play in our health. Pine nuts contain plenty of good oils, including oleic acid (which protects your neurons), and pinolenic acid, which has been shown to curb the appetite by releasing hunger suppressant enzymes in the gut. Basil is known for its antibacterial properties and the eugenol from its volatile oils is a wellstudied antiinflammatory compound. It inhibits the activity of an enzyme that causes inflammation, the same enzyme blocked by overthecounter antiinflammatories. So truly a medicinal comfort food with no sideeffects! Oh and the pizza base could also be used on its own as a tasty gluten free take on garlic bread.

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Page 1: Almond Pizza with Pesto - superwellness.co.uk · Copyright ©SuperWellness 2014. All rights reserved. T: +44(0)7828 293386 ! Serves 3 Ingredients For!thepizza!base:! 100g!ground!almonds!

 

Copyright ©SuperWellness 2014. All rights reserved. www.superwellness.co.uk T: +44(0)7828 293386

Almond Pizza with Pesto

I’ll  admit  it,  this  is  my  comfort  food  of  the  moment,  a  nutritious,  low  glycaemic  take  on  the  classic  doughy  delight  of  pizza.  Oozing  with  garlic,  herbs  and  mozzarella,  soft  inside  and  crisp  on  top,  the  ‘pizza  base’  is  loaded  with  protein,  ensuring  a  minimal  impact  on  blood  sugars  and  keeping  cravings  at  bay.    The  pesto  sauce  might  seem  highly  indulgent,  but  luckily  we  know  better  now  than  to  condemn  a  food  on  calories  and  fats!  And  in  fact,  we  know  how  valuable  most  fats  can  be,  with  the  multitude  of  roles  they  play  in  our  health.  Pine  nuts  contain  plenty  of  good  oils,  including  oleic  acid  (which  protects  your  neurons),  and  pinolenic  acid,  which  has  been  shown  to  curb  the  appetite  by  releasing  hunger  suppressant  enzymes  in  the  gut.      Basil  is  known  for  its  antibacterial  properties  and  the  eugenol  from  its  volatile  oils  is  a  well-­‐studied  

anti-­‐inflammatory  compound.  It  inhibits  the  activity  of  an  enzyme  that  causes  inflammation,  the  same  enzyme  blocked  by  over-­‐the-­‐counter  anti-­‐inflammatories.  So  truly  a  medicinal  comfort  food  with  no  side-­‐effects!      Oh  and  the  pizza  base  could  also  be  used  on  its  own  as  a  tasty  gluten  free  take  on  garlic  bread.          

Page 2: Almond Pizza with Pesto - superwellness.co.uk · Copyright ©SuperWellness 2014. All rights reserved. T: +44(0)7828 293386 ! Serves 3 Ingredients For!thepizza!base:! 100g!ground!almonds!

 

Copyright ©SuperWellness 2014. All rights reserved. www.superwellness.co.uk T: +44(0)7828 293386

 Serves 3 Ingredients For  the  pizza  base:  100g  ground  almonds  2  tbsp  desiccated  coconut  2  cloves  garlic  (or  one  large  tsp  garlic  granules)  1  pinch  salt  3  eggs  1  tsp  mixed  herbs  125g  buffalo  mozzarella  (or  other  cheese  of  your  choice)  1  tbsp  olive  oil  (mild,  not  ‘extra  virgin’)    Optional:  1  beef  tomato,  peeled  (plunge  it  in  boiling  water  for  30  seconds  and  it  will  peel  easily)    For  the  pesto  sauce  (use  around  1  tablespoon  each,  keep  the  rest  in  an  airtight  container  in  the  fridge):  50  g  pine  nuts,  dry  fried  for  a  couple  of  minutes  until  golden  Large  bunch  of  basil  50g  shaved  parmesan  150ml  olive  oil  (extra  virgin)  2  garlic  cloves  Pinch  of  Himalayan  salt   Preparation  Pizza  base  

1. Heat  the  oven  to  160°C  2. In  a  large  bowl,  mix  together  the  ground  almonds,  desiccated  coconut,  salt  and  mixed  herbs.  3. Crush  the  garlic  cloves  into  the  above  and  mix  in  well    4. Chop  the  mozzarella  into  very  small  cubes  and  add  it  in  too,  adding  the  olive  oil  5. Beat  the  eggs  in  a  separate  bowl  until  they  are  very  light  and  fluffy  6. Fold  the  dry  mix  into  the  eggs  to  make  a  dough  7. Line  a  shallow  oven  dish  with  greaseproof  paper,  and  pour  the  dough  onto  it.  8. Spread  the  dough  so  that  it’s  around  1cm  thick  9. Pop  it  in  the  oven  for  20  minutes  –  it  should  be  just  turning  golden  on  top  and  a  skewer  should  come  out  

clean    Pesto  sauce:  While  the  pizza  base  is  cooking,  throw  all  of  the  pesto  sauce  ingredients  into  a  food  processor  and  process  until  smooth,  then  season.  It  will  keep  in  a  jar  in  the  fridge  for  up  to  two  weeks.    To  serve,  lift  the  pizza  base  out  of  the  oven  dish,  using  the  greaseproof  paper  to  prevent  it  from  breaking.  Slice  into  three  strips.  You  can  adorn  it  with  thin  slices  of  beef  tomato  and  spoon  the  pesto  sauce  on  top  (roughly  1  tablespoon  per  person).  Serve  with  some  green  leaves  and  olives.