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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. Gary wrote on October 19, 2013

    Susan…. great recipes, love your photos. Regarding this pizza crust, I made it according to your directions and mine mine turned out tasty, but quite fragile. It was a bit soft, not brittle, but wanted to break apart with the most delicate handling. Any ideas or suggestions? What do you think of a little flax seed meal to help it bind? Thanks!!!

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  2. H wrote on September 19, 2013

    Hi…

    What can i substitute the buckwheat with 🙁 ?

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  3. Sigrid wrote on April 27, 2013

    I have always avoided recipes with mushroom so I was wondering if you might have any suggestions. Some of your recipes have mushroom and they look so good, but it seems like mushroom is sometimes an important ingredient that cannot be omitted?

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  4. LisaVDG wrote on April 25, 2013

    This is a fantastic dish, but quite a bit of pre-prep. Definitely need to plan ahead! Wonderfully delicious recipe, I found the mushroom/onions my favorite aspect. I have made this a few times, most recently I skipped the pesto and added a ton of sun sprouts instead. Super versatile recipe, you can pile anything on top!

    One note: I found that the buckwheat crust (while sooooo yummy) is a tad on the crumbly side when out of the dehydrator; I added some ground flaxseed (1 T) to the batch for the second round of “crust” and it worked very well in binding it a bit more.

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  5. Sigrid wrote on April 23, 2013

    Sorry, autocorrect made “other” into “lyger”…

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  6. Sigrid wrote on April 23, 2013

    What can you suggest instead of mushrooms in this and lyger recipies? Unfortunately I cannot eat mushrooms.
    Kind regards, Sigrid (Norway)

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    • Susan wrote on April 24, 2013

      Sigrid, what do you typically substitute for mushrooms?

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  7. Dzire wrote on April 18, 2013

    Ok, just made this and WOW! I won’t make it often because it’s very involved but I’m SO glad i made it! Not only is it eye catching, but it’s delicious as well! Def two thumbs up! 🙂

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  8. Ashley wrote on November 28, 2012

    Hi Susan,

    I’m new to eating raw and unfortunately do not own a dehydrator. Could I use my own oven to make the crust?

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