Recipe

This 3-Ingredient Pizza Crust Is Gluten-Free and Vegan

By Alexandra Capello at Dalhousie University

Don’t feel like you have to say goodbye to everyone’s favourite greasy dish if you’re gluten-free, vegan, or both. This quinoa pizza crust recipe is here to the rescue!

3-Ingredient Gluten-Free & Vegan Pizza Crust

  • Prep Time: 6 hours
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 6.5 hours
  • Servings: 4 small crusts
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pinch desired spices

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Step 1

Add quinoa and water into a covered bowl, let it soak for 6 hours.

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Step 2

Pour mixture into a blender, and add in olive oil and any desired spices (basil and thyme are great options).

Step 3

Blend on high until mixture is a smooth batter.

Step 4

Pour batter onto pan with parchment paper into small circles. Smooth batter with a spoon, making crusts about 1 cm thick.

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Step 5

Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes, then flip crusts and bake for another 15 minutes.

Step 6

Add desired toppings. One of my favourites (as pictured): prosciutto, grilled pear, caramelized onions, balsamic reduction, goat cheese, arugula.

Photo by Alexandra Capello

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