Pizza Pizza! Awesome Cheeseless FALAFEL PIZZA Recipe!!

Everyone loves Pizza. I'm pretty sure it's a fact. So when you get that pizza craving and you are faced with the fact you can't eat wheat, gluten, dairy...well mostly all the things that make up your average pizza, you're bound to get a bit upset. Do you give in? I think not. Get creative!! And once again, start from scratch! ^_^

CHEESELESS FALAFEL PIZZA:

Gluten/Wheat/Yeast-free Pizza Crust:

1 cup Brown Rice Flour

1/2 cup Cornstarch

2/3 cup Rice Milk

Egg Replacer equal to 2 Eggs

1 teaspoon Salt

1 tablespoon Italian Spices (not having this on hand, I used a mixture of oregano, basil, black pepper, thyme, & garlic powder)

Mix everything together in a large mixing bowl. As previously mentioned in another recipe, I highly recommend mixing the Egg Replacer mixture separately and then adding it to the rest of the ingredients to insure you get the "eggs" right. Note, this dough will look NOTHING like your regular dough, it will be runny! Pour into your pizza tray (make sure it has edges or else it will spill, remember it's runny ~_^! Bake at 425ºF for 20 minutes (sans pizza sauce and toppings).

Time to add the Toppings!! ^_^

FALAFEL & Toppings:

Whip out that Falafel Recipe in my last post. You won't need the entire recipe but because you need a can of chickpeas you will have left-over Falafel to get creative with. Maybe have it for lunch the next day or use it all and have a Very Falafel Pizza.

Choose a pizza sauce to your liking, layer it up with the uncooked Falafel Mixture as if it were cheese, and add any toppings to your liking. I added Black Olives to mine ^_^ or even without toppings this pizza is so yum you don't need em!

Bake in the oven at 300ºF for approximately 10 minutes or until Falafel has crisped a bit. Remember Falafel doesn't need to be cooked long.

Let cool & Serve! Enjoy Pizza that isn't pizza, and, oh yes, that's right, it's healthy too and packed with good protein!! ♥♥

Nothing's Yummier than Falafel ^_^

Falafel is one of my favourite vegetarian options for supper. You can do soooo many things with it! It's high in protein, low in fat, absolutely delicious! What more could you want?

I used to buy boxed stuff where you just add water. However I haven't found any without at least one allergen in them. The solution is really quite simple...as usual, make it from scratch! What's great about this? It's suuuuuuper easy to make and is ready in minutes! Perfect if you're in a rush or just don't feel like slaving in front of the stove for hours on end.

Gluten-Free Falafel:

1 can Chickpeas, drained

2-3 Garlic Cloves

2 tablespoons Parsley (fresh or dried)

3/4 teaspoon Cumin

1/2 teaspoon Salt

2 tablespoons Brown Rice Flour (or flour of your choice)

1-2 tablespoons Water

Oil for frying.

Combine all the ingredients (except for the oil of course, that's for frying them silly! ~_^) in a Food Processor, starting with just a tablespoon of water. You want the result to be a thick paste so if it's still a little dry add one more tablespoon of water. Don't add more than this though or it'll be too runny!

If don't have a food processor you can mash the chickpeas, mince the garlic, and mix the ingredients together in a mixing bowl, but the food processor just makes it soooo much easier.

Form the mixture into small balls, and flatten them a little bit. Fry in enough about an inch of oil (I use less than this, but make sure it's enough oil that they don't stick. Oh yeah, I also use a non-stick Environmentally-friendly ceramic frying pan, this helps muchly) on fairly high heat until brown. Flip and repeat. Don't be alarmed, this only takes 2-5 minutes!

And voila! Falafel! Goes great in wraps, pitas, or even by itself ^_^