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Raw Pizza Night!

I always love experimenting with ingredients. Lately, I have been on a buckwheat binge. Buckwheat is gluten free and a great alternative to wheat. Did you know that buckwheat is not a grain? It is actually a seed that is related to rhubarb.

 

 

I have an affinity with buckwheat. When I was a little girl, my dad, ever the nutrition conscious chef, used to make us buckwheat pancakes for Sunday morning breakfast. I loved it when my dad cooked. Everything seemed more special, probably because he didn’t do it that often. Mom made beautiful, delicious dinners every night but turn Dad lose in the kitchen and somehow magic was born.

Buckwheat has amazing health benefits. First of all, it’s a great source of Manganese. Why is that important? Manganese helps your body in many ways. It helps keep your bones healthy, and maintain healthy blood sugar levels. It supports thyroid function and protects your cells from free radical damage. If that isn’t enough, it also helps maintain healthy nerves.

Buckwheat is also great for your cardio vascular system. What more can you ask for?

Today’s raw pizza recipe takes advantage of that wonderful seed in it’s crust. I have had many requests for pizza so I finally dug in and made one for you. I must admit, this recipe is a complete winner. The recipe looks long but it you make the crust and mushrooms ahead and it is easy to throw together.

 

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65 Comments

  1. Mindy wrote on February 21, 2011

    This post is perfect! My husband and I were in a pizza mood last night, so we picked up some Pizza Luce (and didn’t opt for the gluten free crust) with their home-made vegan cheese. It was very tasty, but later that night, my wedding ring got stuck on my swollen little finger! That happens when I eat too much gluten. I had to use soap to get it off. I am going to get sproutin tonight… Thanks for the inspiration, Susan!

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  2. Elizabeth wrote on February 20, 2011

    Absolutely beautiful. I just made a big batch of sprouted buckwheat crispies, I wonder if they would work ok in your recipe. I’d probably have to add a little more moisture.
    Peace & Raw Health,
    Elizabeth

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  3. Laura-Jane wrote on February 19, 2011

    Ummmmmm yummy!!! I have never made raw pizza, because I tend to gravitate to the simple dishes. But this looks to live for!

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  4. Faith Lubitz wrote on February 19, 2011

    wow, when I first saw the photo I could swear you had cooked those onions! Looks great…I once had a dream that I think was telling me to eat sprouted buckwheat….I saw what looked like a little pyramid, and then something popped out of the top! I decided that was about the pyramid-shaped buckwheat seed , sprouting! the fact that they are shaped like pyramids seems like an obvious indicator that buckwheat is very very special… but then I ran into lots of slime trying to sprout them….kind of discouraged me.

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    • Susan wrote on February 19, 2011

      Faith…you just need to get past the first soaking. 🙂

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      • Peneleapai wrote on February 8, 2015

        hey, with buckwheat it’s ready even after like 10 / 15 minutes of a soak. 20 minutes if you want to be good 🙂
        Tho you probably figured this out by now 🙂

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  5. Debbie Hartley wrote on February 19, 2011

    Are those raw buckwheat groats or buckwheat seeds?

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    • Susan wrote on February 19, 2011

      They are groats, but the point being that the groat is actually the seed, not a grain.

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  6. Gayle wrote on February 19, 2011

    That looks amazing! My family will be having this soon.

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