Paleo-Keto Diet

This recipe has been adapted from one of the keto diet apps that I have been using recently making it dairy free. It’s tasty without cheese but if you’re able to eat dairy you could add some grated cheddar on top. I have made the base and sauce before and frozen them in separate freezer bags and they still cooked/ tasted great once defrosted.

Makes 4 separate pizzas

For the base
70g coconut flour
90g almond flour
15g psyllium husk
1 tsp tartar
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp Italian herbs
2 large egg whites
2 large eggs
205ml boiled water
1/2 tsp salt

Tomato sauce
160g cherry tomatoes
10g coriander leaves
2 garlic cloves
1 small onion
4 tbsp tomato puree
4 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
Pinch of black pepper

Toppings
If you are following a ketogenic diet you can add some extra toppings or a side salad but you will need to work them into your daily menu.

• Cheese (if not intolerant to dairy )
• Sliced tomato
• Sliced ham
• Salami
• Olives
• Pineapple

Method – Base

• Heat the oven to 200′
• Add all the dry ingredients into a bowl and combine.
• In a jug add the 2 egg whites to the 2 whole eggs (giving you 4 egg whites and 2 yolks)
• Pour the eggs into the dry ingredients and add the boiled water bit by bit (you may not need it all) and combine using a hand blender.
• Grease a baking sheet ready to place the bases on. (You can use baking paper but I found my bases stuck to it. Now I use a non-stick baking tray greased with coconut oil)
• In the bowl split the mixture into 4. Take one of the sections and roll it into a ball then flatten onto the baking sheet. Once all the bases are made place in the oven to cook for 15 minutes.
• While the bases are cooking make the pizza sauce.
• After 15 minutes remove the bases from the oven and spread 2 – 3 large tbsp of sauce over each base. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes (keep checking so they don’t burn).

Method – Sauce
Add all the ingredients into a blender and blitz until it’s reduced to a sauce consistency. You can store any left over sauce in a jar in the fridge for up to a week or in a freezer bag.

Serving suggestions
This pizza is so filling and tasty I normally serve it with a simple salad but you could always serve with Cauli-rice or ‘paleo chips’ (made from courgettes, carrots or sweet potato if allowed).

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