118 MEN’S FITNESS JUNE 2017
Body Book Chow down
Lean pizza
INGREDIENTS
For the base
400g chickpea flour
½tsp baking powder
200g cauliflower, grated
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp ground coriander
3 spring onions, finely
chopped
160ml semi-skimmed milk
Natural sea salt
Ground white pepper
50ml canola oil
For the topping
300g tomato puree
200g cooked free-range
chicken breast, sliced
10 cherry tomatoes,
halved
50g baby rocket leaves
50g fresh parmesan cheeseINSTRUCTIONS
1) Mix the chickpea
flour, ground cumin,
ground coriander,
chopped spring
onions and grated
cauliflower together
in a large bowl.
2) Add the milk and mix
until it forms a dough-
like consistency.
Add salt and pepper
to taste.
3) Wrap cling film around
the bowl and leave the
mixture to rest for ten
minutes in the fridge.
4) When the dough is
rested, remove from
the bowl and place on
a clean work surface.
Use the palm of your
hand to gently press
the dough flat until
you have a disc about
the size of a small
dinner plate and about
½cm thick.
5) Lightly grease a flat
baking tray with half
the canola oil and place
the dough base on it.
6) S p r e a d a n e v e n l a y e r
of passata over the
pizza base.
7) Place the chicken
slices, tomato and
rocket leaves on top
of the puree in an
overlapping pattern.
8) Drizzle the remaining
half of the canola
oil over the pizza
and finely grate the
parmesan evenly
over the top.
9) Bake in a pre-heated
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20 minutes, until the
base is golden brown
and the cheese in the
topping is melted.Even if you don’t feel the need to go gluten-free, cooking with chickpea fl our and
caulifl ower makes this pizza a low-GI option, saving you the blood-sugar spike you’dget from your Domino’s home delivery. By going home-made, you’ll also cut down on the
preservatives and fats your typical takeaway includes as non-optional extras, and you’ll be
able to add toppings that help, rather than hurt, your eff orts to get lean.
Cauliflower
Frequently
overshadowed
by broccoli, the
other cruciferous
veg that comes
in florets is high
in betacarotene,
quercetin and
vitamin C.