Hopi Blue Corn Pizza

Hopi Blue Corn Pizza is a delightful and nutritious twist on traditional pizza, featuring a vibrant blue corn crust that is both gluten-free and rich in flavor. Topped with fresh vegetables and a zesty homemade sauce, this dish celebrates the heritage of Native American cuisine while fitting perfectly into a Paleo lifestyle.

Hopi Blue Corn Pizza
30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
American
350 kcal

Ingredients

  • Hopi blue cornmeal - 1 cup
  • Almond flour - 1/2 cup
  • Flaxseed meal - 2 tablespoons
  • Water - 3/4 cup
  • Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
  • Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
  • Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Tomato sauce (no added sugar) - 1/2 cup
  • Fresh basil - 1/4 cup, chopped
  • Zucchini - 1 small, thinly sliced
  • Bell pepper - 1 small, thinly sliced
  • Red onion - 1/4, thinly sliced
  • Olives - 1/4 cup, sliced
  • Nutritional yeast - 2 tablespoons (optional, for cheesy flavor)

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F).
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine Hopi blue cornmeal, almond flour, flaxseed meal, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Add water and olive oil to the dry ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
  4. Transfer the dough to a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread it out into a round pizza shape, about 1/2 inch thick.
  5. Pre-bake the crust in the oven for 10 minutes until it starts to firm up.
  6. While the crust is baking, prepare the sauce by mixing the tomato sauce with chopped fresh basil.
  7. Remove the crust from the oven, spread the basil tomato sauce evenly over the surface.
  8. Top with sliced zucchini, bell pepper, red onion, olives, and sprinkle nutritional yeast if using.
  9. Bake the pizza in the oven for an additional 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the crust is golden.
  10. Remove from the oven, let cool for a few minutes, slice, and serve warm.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 350
  • Protein: 10 g
  • Carbs: 45 g
  • Fiber: 8 g
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Sodium: 300 mg
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg
  • Total Fat: 15 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
  • Water: 0.2 L

Health Benefits

  • Rich in antioxidants from the blue corn and fresh vegetables.
  • High in fiber, promoting digestive health.

Tags

AmericanPaleoPizza