Do you want delicious pizza with a crispy crust and gooey cheese, but it just doesn't fit into your healthy eating plan? Maybe you follow a gluten, grain, and /or dairy-free diet and have felt deprived of your beloved pizza! 🍕Perhaps you want a gut supporting alternative to inflammatory wheat crusts and dairy, but don't want to compromise on taste? Maybe you're a fellow yuca lover and enjoy making EVERYTHING out of it since it's SO YUMMY!!! Whatever your reason for finding this recipe today, I'm glad you're here because you're going to LOVE this Paleo Yuca Pizza with Vegan Cheese!!! ❤️
Instructions for Yuca Crust:
Bring a large pot of water to boil.
If using fresh yuca, peel, cut into 3 or 4 pieces and place into pot of boiling water.
If using frozen yuca, place directly into boiling water.
Ensure that yuca is fully covered by water. Return to a boil, then cook for 15 minutes, until just fork tender. Drain in colander. *Do not overcook yuca or it will become extremely mushy, sticky, and difficult to work with!
Once cool enough to handle, place boiled yuca on cutting board, slice in half lengthwize (top to bottom) and remove stick-like stem that runs through the center.
Cut boiled yuca into small chunks before placing into food processor. *Pulverize yuca in small batches (about 1 cup at a time) to avoid overheating machine.
Once all dough is pulverized, place onto parchment paper (a non-stick surface that will help manage very sticky yuca dough.) *If dough seems too sticky to work with place into refrigerator or freezer for a few minutes. (The hotter the dough, the stickier it will be!)
Divide yuca dough into 4 equal pieces and form into balls.
Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball between 2 pieces of parchment paper to create the 4 yuca crusts. Decide how thick or thin to make them. Thinner dough will come out crispier. I like to aim for about 1/4 inch.
Remove top piece of parchment and place yuca crusts (along with bottom piece of parchment) on cookie sheets.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes, depending on thickness. Once edges start to brown and a spatula easily slides between pizza crust and parchment, it's ready to be flipped. Cook on second side for an additional 5-10 minutes until reaching desired doneness. Remove from oven.
For best results, soak cashews overnight, covered, in a bowl of filtered water in the refrigerator.
The next day, drain water and place into food processor along with lemon juice, nutritional yeast, avocado oil, garlic powder, pink Himalayan salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of filtered water (add additional water as needed to create proper creamy consistency.) Blend until the consistency of hummus (smooth, thick, and creamy.)
Heat a frying pan along with 1-2 tablespoons avocado oil.
Chop onions and place into heated pan. Cook 2-3 minutes until translucent.
Add tomatoes, spinach, and any other desired vegetable. Cover for 2-3 minutes.
Spread tomato sauce on top of each yuca crust.
Place spoonfuls of Vegan "Cheese" on top of tomato sauce, spreading slightly with the back of the spoon.
Top with cooked vegetables..
Optional: Add cooked orgnaic chicken or grass-fed ground beef for added protein.
Place back into heated oven for 5-10 minutes until everything is evenly heated.
Remove from oven, cut into slices, and enjoy every bite!!!