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Raw Avocado & Tomato Pizza

5/10/2013

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I think pizza is one of those that tastes better when shared, there's something ultimately satisfying about seeing someone mirroring your own enjoyment, and the size of those things, well, it's meant to be shared. One of my favourite things to eat before I knew about my allergies was simple just tomato, avocado, feta and black pepper on bread. So simple yet so delicious, so I thought I'd replicate that and get Tom to come over, talk some yoga and try his first raw pizza.

I originally wasn't opting for mushrooms, but since I was going for a clean taste of the tomato and avocado I wanted to add some depth and the earthy flavour was perfect. Mushrooms also are a wonderful source of nutrients, helping the metabolic rate and maintain normal blood sugar levels. Avocados are one of the world's healthiest foods; providing good fats, oils, vitamins and protein for the body. Tomatoes add fresh burst of flavour making everything taste lighter.

The challenge came in the form of the cheese. I wanted something peppery yet crumbly so I decided to use cashews to make a soft creme cheese. Here's the separate recipe, this is great on anything, flat breads, pizzas, salads, or use it as a dip for veggie sticks.

Combined together, it was a great combination of freshness and heartiness. Very satisfying and delicious!


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Raw Avocado & Tomato Pizza


Marinated Mushrooms
2 large field mushrooms
  3 TBS olive oil
3 TBS apple cider
  1 TBS balsamic glaze
2 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp tamari
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley


Tomato Marinara
1/2 cup sundried tomato
1/2 tomato
1 medijool date
2 TBS olive oil
1/4 tsp garlic
handful of basil leaves
1/4 tsp italian spices
1/4 tsp oregano


Topping
handful of spinach
marinated mushrooms
2 tomatoes
1 avocado
raw black pepper cashew creme cheese
balsamic glaze to decorate


Dehydrated pizza base
3 cups sprouted buckwheat
1 1/2 cup flax seed
1/2 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cup carrot pulp or mixed vegetable pulp
garlic, herbs spices to taste
2 tsp sea salt

* note that this pizza base recipe makes several bases


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1. Slice up mushrooms into thing slices and marinate with sauce for 4-5 hrs

2. Blend up the ingredients for the marinara and spread over the pizza base

3. Spread spinach leaves over the marinara

4. Spread marinated mushrooms over the top

5. Slice up tomatoes into thin slices and cover the whole base, I did two layers

6. Slice up avocados and add on top

7. Crumble up the creme cheese and put on top, add however much you want depending on taste, decorate with balsamic glaze

6. Heated oven to 40˚C and put in to warm for 10-15 mins (optional)

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    I'm Binny, a full time Bikram Yoga teacher and studio owner that lives in Perth, Australia.

    I started this blog to share the things I love the best in the world: being healthy and happy, food (especially raw), yoga, traveling and most importantly, learning how to love and be true to myself.

    I suffered from severe digestive problems when I was younger, being gluten and lactose intolerant, and developed compartment syndrome and fibromyalgia in my teens. I have lived with constant pain for over 16 years now.

    Over the past 10 years, I've shifted to a mainly plant based diet and realised that being well and healthy is a way of life. I have been teaching Bikram yoga since 2011, in the US and Australia. Due to my health issues I've also had a lot of bodywork done as well as explored alternative therapies.

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