Mushroom and roasted red pepper pizza on a gluten-free polenta crust
 
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A pizza with a twist - on a gluten-free polenta (cornmeal) crust.
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Recipe type: Pizza
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup (120g) polenta
  • 2 cups (500ml) vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • generous pinches of salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms (I used shiitake)
  • ¾ cup tomato purée
  • ¼ cup roasted red pepper slices
  • ½ cup grated cheese (I used cheddar)
Instructions
  1. Bring the stock to a boil over high heat.
  2. Reduce heat to medium and add the polenta. Stir until the polenta is fairly thick.
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in the olive oil, salt and pepper.
  4. Spread the polenta mixture onto lightly oiled parchment paper or Silpat placed on a baking tray (my baking tray is 40cm x 28cm and my polenta pizza base measured about 30cm x 22cm).
  5. Place the tray in the fridge for 20-30 minutes until cool. Meanwhile, you can prepare the topping.
  6. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a heavy pan over high heat.
  7. Reduce the heat to medium and add the mushrooms.
  8. Sautée until the mushrooms are cooked down a little (approx. 5-6 minutes) – you don’t want them overcooked at this stage because you will be cooking them in the oven again on the pizza. Once cooked, remove from heat and set aside.
  9. Pre-heat the oven to 425˚F.
  10. Remove the polenta base from the fridge.
  11. Cook the base for 15 minutes.
  12. Remove the base from the oven and, using a pastry brush, spread the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the surface of the base.
  13. Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
  14. Remove base from oven again and spoon over the tomato purée, then scatter the mushrooms and roasted red peppers over the top of the pizza then sprinkle with cheese.
  15. Bake for 10 minutes at 425˚F then broil on high for 5 minutes to make sure the cheese is golden and bubbling.
  16. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before you cut it.
Recipe by eat. live. travel. write. at https://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2014/09/food-revolution-ambassador-monthly-challenge-for-september-2014-speciatly-diets-gluten-free/