Award winning pizza! Fully vegan with a black-eyed pea pizza crust

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 35 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 2 people
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: American, Vegan

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1.5 cups black eyed peas (canned, cooked or sprouted)
  • 1/4 cup Oats
  • 1/4 cup chopped Mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped Collard greens or other greens
  • 1-2 Tablespoon melted 70% cacao chocolate (skip if you dont like the chocolatey bitterness)
  • 2 Tablespoons organic oil of choice (I used 1 Tbsp virgin coconut and 1 Tbp extra virgin olive oil)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala or to taste
  • 1 dried red chili or to taste or skip

Toppings:

  • 1/2 cup small cauliflower florets
  • Grape tomatoes
  • Chopped Mint

Sauce/Chutney:

  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1/4-1/3 cup Blackberries
  • 1 inch ginger chopped
  • 1 green chili
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • salt to taste

Salad Dressing

  • 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon 70% cacao chocolate or any bittersweet chocolate

Salad:

  • Chopped Spinach, Blackberries and Mint

Method

  1. Start up the oven to preheat to 425 degrees F.
  2. Pulse all ingredients for the crust until a thick doughy batter is formed. Use a Tablespoon or so water if needed.
  3. Spread the thick batter on parchment lined sheet using circular motion to about a 1/4 inch thick.
  4. Bake for 6-7 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, make the Chutney sauce. In a pan, add oil, heat on medium high.
  6. Add ginger and chili, Mix for a few seconds.
  7. Add chopped tomato and blackberries, salt to taste.
  8. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir every few seconds.
  9. Add the cauliflower, toss and cover and cook till 2 minutes.
  10. Take the crust out. Top it with the cauliflower and the thick chutney.
  11. Add halved grape tomatoes and other veggies of choice.
  12. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Garnish with freshly chopped mint and chili flakes before serving.
  13. Meanwhile, prep the salad. Chop up greens(I used Spinach), add Blackberries and mint.
  14. In a small pan, heat the balsamic vinegar on low. As soon as it starts to bubble a little, take off heat.
  15. Add chocolate and mix well.
  16. Let this mix cool for a few seconds and then top the salad with the dressing.
  17. If you like the dressing, then sprinkle some on the pizza as well!:) Serve.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.