Paleo diet pizza recipe

Paleo Pizza Recipe
By: Chef Cristian Feher
www.tampabaychef.com

If you've never heard the term "Paleo", you may be wondering what this recipe is all about. The "Paleo", or Paleolithic Diet, is is a modern eating plan based on an ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various people habitually consumed during the Paleolithic era—a period of about 2.5 million years which ended around 10,000 years ago with the development of  and grain-based diets. It's basically a diet free of processed foods.

With this recipe I'll show you how to make a gluten-free, low-carb, Paleo pizza using a meat crust, fresh vegetables and whole milk mozzarella. You can find the recipe below. You can also watch this recipe on the latest episode of The Hot Skillet on Food Chain TV.

How to make Paleo Pizza

Yields: 8 servings

Ingredients: 

- 1 Lb of Ground Beef (grass-fed, organic)

• - 1 Lb of Ground Pork
  - 1/2 Cup chopped parsley, fresh
  - 3 sprigs of fresh thyme
  - 5 cloves of garlic, minced
  - 1 egg
  - 1/3 cup of Almond Flour
  - Salt and pepper to taste
  - 15oz can of organic tomato puree
  - 1 lb of whole milk mozzarella cheese
  - Assorted vegetables for topping

Instructions:

1. Prepare all of your ingredients and put them in plates and/or containers ready to use. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. To mix the "crust", mix the ground pork, ground beef, minced garlic, minced thyme, minced parsley, almond flour, one egg, and salt to taste.
    Mix well by hand.
3. Transfer the meat "crust" to a non-stick baking sheet and spread out thin (1/2 inch thick layer).
4. Season the tomato puree with sea salt and pepper to taste.
5. Spred a layer of tomato puree on top of the meat "crust".
6. Top the "crust" with chopped vegetables of choice, such as: mushrooms, peppers, squash, etc.
7. Sprinkle a pound of shredded mozzarella cheese over the pizza.
8. Roast in oven at 450 for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the meat is cooked through. Enjoy!