Pizza Italiano

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If you can believe it, this is my very first time making raw pizza!  Crazy, I know!  I suppose I never really cared for trying to recreate American fast-food (pizza, burgers, etc).  But I must admit, this recipe turned out amazing!

Yield: 2 personal pan size pies

Ingredients

Pizza Crust

• 2 large ripe tomatoes
• 1 cup almond pulp (from almond mylk)
• 1/2 cup young Thai coconut meat
• 1/3 cup golden flax seed meal
• 2-4 fresh basil leaves
• 1 medium shallot
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

Tomato Sauce

• 1 large ripe tomato
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (I like Mediterranean Organic)
• 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 Tbsp minced herbs (basil, parsley, oregano)
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp minced onion
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
• Pinch black pepper

«Mozzarella» Cheese

• 3/4 cup cashews (soak 2hrs)
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 2 Tbsp water
• 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 medium shallot
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tsp raw honey
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt

Toppings

• Bell pepper slices (I used green)
• Onion slices (I used yellow)
• Mushroom slices (I used white button mushrooms)
• Fresh basil leaves

Instruction

Crust

1) In a blender, blend coconut meat along with one of the tomatoes and transfer into a food processor.

2) Add all remaining ingredients to the food processor, and process until a soft dough-like consistency is formed.

3) Divide in half and form two 6-inch personal pan size pizza crusts.  Dehydrate on 115 degrees for 4 hours, flip over and dehydrate for another 6-8 hours.

Sauce

1) Using a food processor, process all ingredients for an even, thick consistency.  If the sauce is still too runny, add a little more nutritional yeast and onion powder to absorb remaining moisture.

«Mozzarella» Cheese

1) Rinse and drain soaked cashews.

2) In a high-speed blender, blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy!  Add more water if needed to help blend.

Toppings
1) Thinly slice your favorite topping ingredients (about 3/4 cup), and marinade in 1 Tbsp of tomato sauce, stirred in, for 30 min in the dehydrator at 115 degrees.
Assembly:  Spread tomato sauce on both pizza crusts.  Add a layer of cheese sauce, and finally add your toppings.  Dehydrate for another 20 min on 115 degrees (optional).  Enjoy!