Healthy pizza? Oh yes! Just try this quinoa pizza with zesty moringa pesto. This nutritious version is brimming with plant-based protein: it uses quinoa for the base, and is served with a health-kick moringa pesto. Feel free to get creative with the toppings.
Ingredients (makes 1 small pizza)
For the base:
2 tsp Aduna Moringa Superleaf Powder
2/3 cup quinoa, soaked overnight and drained
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Extra virgin olive oil, for greasing
For the pesto:
1 tsp Aduna Moringa Superleaf Powder
1/4 avocado
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
50g pine nuts
Large handful of fresh basil
For the topping:
Handful of rocket
Roasted aubergine
Tomato paste
Fresh basil leaves
Roasted baby tomatoes
Method
To make the base, place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until a sticky dough forms. Depending on the strength of your blender, you may have to keep stopping it and scraping the mixture from the sides until it has fully combined.
Grease a pizza tray (or a baking tray if you don’t have one) with some olive oil and put the mixture from the blender onto the tray. With a palette knife, spread the mixture out evenly into a circular shape and bake in the oven at 180ºC/gas mark 4 for 20 to 25 minutes until crispy and golden brown.
To make the pesto, place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
Remove the pizza from the oven and top with your favourite toppings. Finally, drizzle over the zesty moringa pesto (you will have some leftover) and slice to serve.
Recipe courtesy of aduna.com
