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Vegan Pizza Mofo (Month of food) Post 7. Yes, I am overusing the black board for the pictures:)
Hubbs comes home early these days(15 minutes early than normal :P) because he wants to be surprised by the new pizzas everyday. After eating regular food on Friday evening and all of Saturday, He was wondering if I was going to fix a pizza on Sunday. But that was my rest day, so he fixed us some dinner ๐ He makes a mean aloo sabji (masala potatoes) and he added loads of spinach to it along with his signature burnt garlic. And now its Monday, Pizza day.
I fixed up this Quiche Pizza today. Another fun gluten free and yeast free crust. Topped with some golden cherry tomatoes(because I need to finish them up), green bell pepper from our garden, Okra (because hubbs loves Okra) and Olives. Hubbs’ verdict.. yumm.:)
The pizza can be easily converted to a quiche. Add the veggies and cheese to the batter and bake for 35 minutes into a crustless quiche in a pan.
I added some herbs while cooking the millet and some to the crust batter as well. The crust is not a crunchy crust. Its a soft crust like the sprouted bean crusts and holds up well with light and medium heavy toppings. If you want to use a sauce/pesto on the crust. Then bake the crust without the sauce/toppings for 20 minutes and then add sauce it and continue.
Steps:
Wash the millet and cook in 3/4 cup water, salt, dried herbs, cumin powder, on low heat until all the water is absorbed. I added a little chili powder too.
Millet cooks quicker than Quinoa and will get mushy easily if cooked longer and with more liquid. Once the grain is tender. Take off heat. fluff up and keep ready. Though for this recipe, mushy millet works too, since it is anyway in the crust:) You can substitute millet with cooked quinoa, but the crust will be less sturdy as quinoa is a larger grain.
Add other flavorings per taste( mustard powder, spice blends of choice) and whisk to combine.
Drop the thick batter on parchment lined sheet.
Spread the batter using circular motion to a 1/4 inch thick crust. 10-12 inch round
Top with the veggies, salt, pepper, and bake in preheated 365 degrees F for 30-35 minutes
and then 400 degrees F for 3-4 minutes to crisp up the crust, or longer per preference.
Millet Chickpea Kale Quiche Pizza topped with Okra, golden cherry tomatoes, bell peppers
Gluten, yeast, corn, nut, soy, dairy, egg free. Can be made oil free
Makes a small 9-10 inch
Crust:
1/4 cup water
1-2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
1 Tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil – evoo
Bell peppers sliced
Golden cherry tomatoes
Okra chopped
Kalamata Olives
dried herbs
red pepper flakes
Cheese of choice
Drop the thick batter on parchment lined sheet.
Spread the batter using circular motion to a 1/4 inch thick crust. 9 inch base.
Top with the veggies, herbs, salt, pepper and bake in preheated 365 degrees F for 30-35 minutes and then 400 degrees F for 3-4 minutes to crisp up the crust.
I topped the Pizza with some Daiya mozzarella for the pictures and then with some home made cheddar slices before serving. The Cheddar went very well with the Pizza too.
Cool the crust for 2 minutes, slice and serve.
I have seen a lot of recipes online which calls for millet to be used.. which millet should be used.
its hulled pearl millet which is light yellow colored. I think most millets have similar cooking times and can be used interchangeably. Use whichever is easily available.
Wondrous, thank you so much!
Is there a substitute for the nutritional yeast?
omit it or use 1/2 tsp ground mustard
Loved this recipe. We’re not vegans or vegetarians; not needing gluten free either; just retirees enjoying discovering enjoyable alternatives. Thanks for sharing your “creative recipes”. Just had this and it was wonderfully delicious and looked amazing too. Will make for company for sure!