Crispy almond crust pizza for a quick and healthy meal
After being confronted with the threat of diabetes in her 30s and after her son began suffering from ever increasingly severe migraine headaches, Tal Meiri decided it was time for a change, not only in lifestyle but also a culinary change. After years of processed bread, low-fat food and breakfast cereals.
She even decided to invest her time and money in cooking classes so that she would be able to offer her family a healthy but delicious diet. It is there she came across the ketogenic diet which includes a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used by doctors to treat patients suffering from various illnesses. As a trained occupational therapist, Meiri, now advises families in the ketogenic lifestyle and has even published a cookbook.
We chose to bring you his Pizza recipe for your dining pleasure. It has a crispy almond-based crust that proudly contains tomato sauce, cheese and whatever else you throw at it. But please be patient and refrain from poking on it as it emerges from the oven. If you let it settle for a couple of minutes, you will be rewarded.
185 grams (2 cups) of almond flour
15 grams (one tablespoon) of coconut flour
20 grams of ground flax or half a teaspoon of Xanthan gum
One teaspoon of baking powder
15 grams (1tablespoon) olive oil
One tablespoon fresh garlic
A gram of crushed or grated tomatoes. No sugar, please
One tablespoon of salted butter with a pinch of oregano
Black pepper and a pinch of salt
300 grams ( 10.5 oz.) mozzarella cheese
1. In a bole mix all the ingredients for your crust until you get a unified consistency
2. Flatten and stretch out between two sheets of baking paper to the height of one centimeter (0.3 inches)
3. Turn the oven on to 200°c (390° f) and begin preparing your sauce.
4. Mix tomatoes, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper in a small pot and then add the butter
5. Bake the crust for 6 – 8 minutes until for a light brown color around the edges and remove
6. Cover the crust with your sauce and cheese and return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes
7. Let the pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.