Quinoa Pizza Crust

I am always looking for ways to have pizza and not do too much damage to my waistline.

The hubs practically lived on pizza before we met, so I do my best to try and make it for him every once in a while.

We eat cauliflower crust pizza at my house probably once a week because it is easy to make and great for you, but it doesn’t have the same “crunch” as normal pizza does.

You know what I am talking about…

The crust crunch you get when you go into a townie pizza parlor and the crust smells and tastes like it as made of angel wings.

Needless to say I have been experimenting, trying to find a way to once in a while get a crunchier (but healthy) pizza crust.

I’m not even sure how I came across this recipe on the internet, but I knew had to try it immediately! I modified it a bit and added my own toppings flair…let me tell you it was a home run.

Unfortunately the hubs and I didn’t get to enjoy the pizza at the same time because he has been traveling a lot recently.

I made the pizza on Friday night, and he was supposed to arrive around 7pm back at home and he didn’t actually make it home until 2AM.

Delayed flights, crews missing and plane troubles made for an interesting night for him.

He enjoyed it the follow day and gave it 2 thumbs up, which to me is a major accomplishment because he is hard to please AND he has a very sophisticated pizza tongue. If that is even a thing?

Anytime I make a pizza crust that is a bit different and he says he enjoys it, I promise it will work for ANY pizza lover out there.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

I will say that this recipe does only make enough for about 2-3 people, however the original recipe made mention of making this into like garlic toasts or garlic bread. Which I think is a fabulous idea for a dinner party!

I think I will end up doing that.

I topped this version with Almond Cheese, Spinach, homemade Chicken Meatballs (ground chicken, garlic, spinach, golden flax meal and egg whites) and fresh tomatoes. And of course a sprinkle of hot pepper flake.

I simply can’t eat pizza without hot pepper flake!

However, my point is that if you have a larger family you might want to double the recipe to make sure that everyone gets some because it will go fast!

Enjoy!

Crust adapted from: https://www.thewholesomedish.com/quinoa-crust-pizza-cheesy-garlic-bread/