Gluten-free pizza with spinach pesto and cashew cheese

Time to ditch the cheese...you don't need it. Plus it's freekin' weird eating breast milk at the age of 30.......you're not an infant anymore. That stuff's for baby cows, not humans. This pizza is so so tasty and filling - give it a try.

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp active dry east
• 1 Tbsp coconut sugar (or agave or maple syrup)
• 1 cup warm water (between 100 and 110°F)
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk beverage (almond, hemp, flax, coconut etc.)
• 1 Tbsp coarse sea salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose, gluten-free flour

Spinach pesto:

• 4-5 cups organic spinach
  
• 1/2 cup raw pine nuts
  
• 1 peeled garlic clove
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt & pepper
  
• 1/4-1/2 cup water, as needed
  
• 1 teaspoon agave/maple syrup or a couple dates

Chuck it in a blender :)

Cashew cheese (an option for the base):

• 1 3/4 cups cashews
  
• 1/2 cup water
  
• 1 small tablespoon nutritional yeast (you can get this from the health store or an organic store)
  
• Juice from 1 lemon
  
• 2 peeled garlic cloves
  
• 1 tablespoons miso
  
• Salt and missed dry herbs, to taste 
  

Chuck it in a blender :)

Topping Ideas

• Avocado
• Olives
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. Add yeast, sugar and warm water to a small bowl and stir. Make sure the yeast is completely dissolved. Cover bowl with a clean towel and let sit for 10 minutes. Yeast is properly proofed if the water is a bit frothy at the top.
3. Add milk, salt and olive oil into yeast. Mix well.
4. Add in flour and mix into a dough. If dough is too moist add in a small amount of flour.
5. Cover bowl with a clean towel and let sit for 40 minutes to let the yeast flavor develop, *minimal rising will occur.
6. Divide dough into two and place on a cookie sheet lined with corn meal. Using your fingers press into a pizza dish or oblong tray.
7. Top pizza with desired toppings and bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until dough is slightly golden.

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