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Almond Flour Butter!

Home-made Almond Butter

\Why buy the spendy premade stuff when you can easily make it from scratch for cheap?

Haul out that food processor and get ready to leave it on for several magical minutes.

Pulverizing the almond flour takes at least 1/3 less time than pulverizing whole almonds. Use what you have!

Almonds are a quality source of fiber and a fantastic, Calorie-rich and nutritious alternative to peanut butter.

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April 21, 2020 By
B ($450 - $800)/ Breakfast/ Dinner/ Sides/ Vegetarian

Easy Paleo Vegan Pizza

Capitalizing on a rare find — an affordable paleo, vegan breadmix that doubles as pizza dough!

$ – SAVVY: We include this pizza in our “Detailed Paleo Week” meal-plan, as an cheaper means to a date-night-in.

Easy Paleo Vegan Pizza

Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: American, Italian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 550kcal
Author: Dana Ketter
Cost: $3.35
A date-night-in kind of meal. Or a Friday night frenzy-fixer!
Print Recipe

Equipment

  • mixing bowl, measuring cups and spoons, baking sheet, oven, knife, spatula

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

  • 12 servings Simple Mills Artisan Bread 1 box of bread-mix
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp Ground Flaxseed (for flax eggs)
  • 6 tbsp Water (to make the flax eggs)
  • 2 tbsp Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar

Toppings

  • 2 cups Broccoli
  • 20 Kalamata Olives
  • 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (mix with BBQ sauce for dressing)
  • 2 tbsp KC Natural – Paleo AIP Mastodon Barbecue Sauce (mix with EVOO for dressing)

Side

  • ½ Pineapple Chopped, side

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to regular bake at 350°F.
    Then, set up your steamer for cooking the broccoli before you make the dough:
    In a steamer or pot with a steamer insert, add 1" of water. Bring the water to a slow boil over medium-high heat while you make your dough.

Pizza Dough

  • Make the dough per "Simple Mills Artisan Bread" instructions for the FLAT BREAD. (we included the necessary dough ingredients above)
    *You'll need to let the dough sit for 4 minutes, so feel free to cook your broccoli while it sets.

Toppings

  • To the steamer, add your broccoli florets. If using raw broccoli, we recommend cutting into smaller pieces before cooking. Cook on medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes, then chop the broccoli into smaller pieces.
  • While the broccoli is cooking, slice the kalamata olives (or favorite olives) in half or thirds, to your liking.

Building the Pizza

  • Place the dough on a greased cookie sheet, or on non-stick baking mat or on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Roll out a rectangle-ish shape.
  • Brush the top with the olive oil – BBQ sauce mixture. Add the chopped cooked broccoli and olives.
  • Bake per package instructions (about 20 minutes). Let cool briefly and serve it up!

Side

  • Chop the Pineapple to your liking, serve it as a side.

Notes

WHOLE RECIPE (with side of pineapple):
Total Calories: 2,200 kcal  Total Cost – $13.40  .  Grade – B .  *Monthly Cost – $728
Programming Notes:
  • YES! This recipe is Paleo, Wheat & Gluten Free, Lactose & Dairy Free, and Vegan. 
  • The “Sugar” on the nutrition facts label is from the pineapple. No added sugars here.
  • The cost per plate is higher because we are saving time using a pre-made paleo dough mix.
  • Feel free to substitute your favorite pizza veggies. Broccoli is a great “cost-per-Calorie” veggie.
  • About 40% of the calories in this meal comes from healthy fats: olive oil and nuts. This is reflective of the Mediterranean diet that incorporates healthy fats as a large portion of the calories.
*This refers to the monthly grocery bill if TWO PEOPLE ate cumulatively 4,000 Calories per day, and only ate this meal all month long. If you’re running calculations for one person, divide “monthly cost” in half.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Easy Paleo Vegan Pizza
Amount Per Serving
Calories 550 Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 347mg15%
Potassium 287mg8%
Carbohydrates 53g18%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 17g34%
Vitamin A 447IU9%
Vitamin C 95mg115%
Calcium 49mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Did You Know?

Olive Oil

The Mediterranean diet is commonplace among centenarians living in “blue zones” around the world.

These folks are the oldest living healthy individuals on earth, and observing the lifestyle trends in said populations is one of the core principles of longevity (as outlined by Dr. Volto Longo in his book, “The Longevity Diet”).

I (Dana) had the privilege of studying under Dr. Longo in Genoa, Italy during my Master’s at USC.

We would be amiss to not take advice from examples that work; not just for short-term goals, but for the long-haul. We’re talking 100+ years of hauling healthy! A Mediterranean lifestyle may promote a more healthful longevity.

I talk a tad more about the importance of this lifestyle here.

November 13, 2019 By