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Butternut squash pizza

A nutritious, delicious and healthy pizza with a base made of butternut squash, egg and a little flour.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Tags butternut squash, cheese, comfort food, pizza, tomatoes
Prep time 5 minutes
Cook time 45 minutes
Servings 2 people
Author Silvia Cooks

Ingredients

Pizza base

  • 350 gr butternut squash, peeled and cubed
  • 200 gr wholewheat or spelt flour (or combine gram, rice and almond flours for gluten-free version)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt, paprika and garlic powder
  • 1/2 pinch black pepper

Toppings

  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 200 gr fresh mozzarella
  • 1 handful cherry tomatoes
  • 1 handful black olives
  • fresh basil leaves
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ÂșC. Peel and chop the butternut squash into 2cm wide cubes.

  2. Bake the butternut squash over baking paper for 15 mins, or until it's soft when inserting a fork through it.

  3. Blend the baked butternut squash, eggs, olive oil and spices until creamy. In a bowl, add the liquid mix and the flour, mix together with a spatula until there are no lumps.

  4. Brush a clean sheet of baking paper with olive oil. Pour the pizza batter on it and bake for 20 mins.

  5. Add the tomato sauce and sliced mozzarella to the pizza. Bake for 5 mins.

  6. Slice the tomatoes in half, add them to the pizza. Bake for another 5 mins.

  7. Remove from oven, crack some black pepper and sprinkle a few basil leaves on top. Serve along with mixed greens and enjoy!