Butternut squash pizza
A nutritious, delicious and healthy pizza with a base made of butternut squash, egg and a little flour.
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
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Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Peel and chop the butternut squash into 2cm wide cubes.
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Bake the butternut squash over baking paper for 15 mins, or until it's soft when inserting a fork through it.
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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.
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Brush a clean sheet of baking paper with olive oil. Pour the pizza batter on it and bake for 20 mins.
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Add the tomato sauce and sliced mozzarella to the pizza. Bake for 5 mins.
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Slice the tomatoes in half, add them to the pizza. Bake for another 5 mins.
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Remove from oven, crack some black pepper and sprinkle a few basil leaves on top. Serve along with mixed greens and enjoy!
Where is this recipe from?
This beautiful recipe is an old find that Martina from Come y Pedalea kept sharing on social media, and that I’ve been wanting to test and taste for a while.
A few weeks ago I finally gave it a try, and made it a couple of times, letting different people taste it. It’s a more nutritionally-dense version of the regular pizza, as we use eggs and baked butternut squash. This means one piece will definitely make you more full than a regular pizza slice. The base is sweet and soft, and as always, you can add any toppings you want – these are just a suggestion.
Here below are some pictures showing the step by step to make this pizza base
- Roast the butternut squash in cubes.
- Blend it with the egg, oil and spices.
- Mix it with a wholemeal flour
- Prebake
- Add toppings
- Final bake
Batchcooking
You could make a few things ahead:
- Roast the butternut squash
- Blend it with the rest of ingredients
Then store the batter in an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 2-3 days.
Whenever you want to enjoy it, simply preheat the oven and follow the rest of steps.
IN YOUR KITCHEN
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Bon profit!
Silvia
