So tonight I experimented with a new recipe--it was for "pizza" --the recipe was specifically for Curry Lentil Pizza. I wasn't sure how it would turn out--or if anybody else would eat it. Luckily Don and Paul were open minded.
So the crust of this "pizza" was made from brown rice, gound lentils, oil, curry. I made the "dough" and was pretty skeptical that it would actually hold together and act much like a crust. On top of the crust went some tomato sauce--this is sounding more like pizza--and then a ton of veggies. But wait--where is the cheese? Well--grated carrots instead.
Before I served it, I apologized to everyone if it really sucked. What did we discover---it tastes awesome. We think that maybe it should be renamed so that you don't get the vision of traditional pizza in your head. And my doubts about the structure integrity of the crust were indeed correct--you could just barely get it from the pan to the plate intact. Definitely needed to be eaten with a fork. My two meat eaters are both happy and satisfied after their vegan mean. I will be definitely making this recipe again.
Curry Lentil Rice Pizza
ReplyDeleteCrust: 1.5 cups brown rice
1.5 cups ground lentils
1/4 cup coconut or hem oil
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp basil
sea salt to taste
Throw all in the food processor and process until it starts to ball up a bit. Press onto a baking sheet so its about 1/4 inch thick
Sauce: marinara--cover crust with your choice of marinara sauce
Toppings: 1 tomato, sliced
1/2 spanish onion, diced
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp tyme
Put toppings on pizza
Bake at 300 F for about 45 minutes