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Green Lentil Pizza

Course: lunch, pizza, Supper
Author: Wanda Baker

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups cauliflower florets no stems
  • 1/2 cup cooked sweet potato
  • 1/2 cup green lentils cooked and pureed
  • 1/4 cup green lentils cooked and left whole
  • 1/3 cup parsley chopped
  • 1/2 cup asiago cheese grated
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese grated
  • 1 egg
  • pinch of salt pepper
  • 1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes
  • 1/3 cup pizza sauce
  • 3 slices prosciutto
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • Put cauliflower in food processor and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles course sand. This will give you about 2 cups.
  • Put in oven safe bowl and cover. Cook in microwave for about 4 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool (stir occasionally to help speed it up).
  • In second bowl mash together sweet potato and pureed lentils. Mix in whole lentils, parsley, both cheeses, egg and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Add hot pepper flakes and cauliflower, stirring to combine. Use your hands to form into a ball and place on a piece of parchment.
  • Roll out ball using rolling pin or hands to flatten evenly.
  • Place on baking sheet or preheated baking stone and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and add your pizza sauce, prosciutto and mozzarella cheese.
  • Place back in oven and back another 5 - 10 minutes or until cheese has started to brown. Remove and eat.