Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I don't miss bread. I don't miss sweets. I don't even miss my expert pasta. But god do I miss pizza, and all these paleo pizzas have eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers. Unfortunately, I'm sensitive to nightshades, so no can do. I'm new to 'hacking' recipes since I usually just eat whole foods, but would really appreciate any input on the subject of paleo pizza. Any good hacks/ideas/recipes/help on how to make pizza without nightshades???

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Diane at Balanced Bites · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-01 14:37:04Z UTC

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Make a pesto pizza! I have a paleo pesto recipe on my blog- feel free to make it with basil instead of cilantro for pizza--

http://www.balancedbites.com/2010/07/easy-recipe-cilantro-macadamia-nut.html

answered Nov 1 2010 at 14:37

Diane at Balanced Bites
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Beat me to it. I love pesto and it has a great strong flavor just like a nice tomato sauce. And being considered Italian food, it kinda-sorta has the same flavor sensibility, so it's perfect for a paleo pizza. There are tons of pesto recipes out there (yours looks good!), and if they have non-paleo ingredients, pesto is easily made paleo because it's made around a base of basil and olive oil. YUM. – Mark Nov 1 2010 at 14:56

Yesss! Great idea! – Jules K Nov 1 2010 at 15:26

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Beware the Ides of March. Pesto's awesome, but it takes a good amount of olive oil to pesto-cover the surface area of a pizza. And depending on your perspective of olive oil fat ratios, that may or may not be good. Meat/cheese/veggie pizzas may have fat ratios close to foods our ancestors ate. – Kamal♦ Nov 1 2010 at 15:44

Thanks Diane, I'll give that a try! – Paleo Playbook Nov 1 2010 at 23:10

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Re: omega 6 content of olive oil- this is assuming a pizza isn't something a person is trying to eat all of the time, and just answering the one question. I don't need to be badgered on the omega 6 profile of olive oil, thanks :) I am simply offering alternatives when people ask for them. I don't personally down olive oil by the bottle, nor do I worry much about my omega 6 consumption. Being educated is important, but relaxing is also important. – Diane at Balanced Bites Nov 2 2010 at 17:58

Dave S. · Answer 2 · 2010-11-01 14:00:59Z UTC

I love pizza too!

You might want to give Meatza a whirl:

http://freetheanimal.com/2010/05/so-many-meatza-varieties.html

Once you have your crust (mostly ground meat/spices/maybe parmesan cheese), you can top it any way you like - just skip the tomato sauce or any other problematic foods.

I like olives, anchovies, mozzerella and pepperoni (and tomato sauce - but that's me).

It's not quite the same as pizza, but it'll do in a pinch. I thought about making it for around 9 months and finally did - I really liked it. But since I'm the only one eating it, it may inly be a once every few months thing for me.

Kamal · Answer 3 · 2010-11-01 14:06:20Z UTC

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As a nightshade-avoider, here are two things I want to try:

Replace tomato sauce with pureed butternaut squash
Make a white pizza/meatza with different kinds of cheeses and caramelized onions

answered Nov 1 2010 at 14:06

Kamal♦
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	I didn't realize, but the sauce will probably be the hardest part. Good idea! – Paleo Playbook Nov 1 2010 at 14:47
	caramelized onions make everything good. You might be onto something there. – mari Nov 1 2010 at 20:26

CaveMan_Mike · Answer 4 · 2013-02-09 04:50:51Z UTC

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Please note that many packs of shredded cheese contain potato starch.

answered Feb 9 at 4:50

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MiMintzer · Answer 5 · 2013-02-09 05:20:21Z UTC

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I know this is an old thread but I like cheese, black olives, mushrooms, basil, sauteed onions. You could make this on portabella mushrooms.

answered Feb 9 at 5:20

MiMintzer
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mari · Answer 6 · 2010-11-01 13:53:50Z UTC

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I don't think you can do it without tomato sauce, at least not well. For the crust there's almond flour, coconut flour, cheese based, flax based. do a google search. I have yet to find a really good one though.

answered Nov 1 2010 at 13:53

mari
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I hate pizza sauce, always have preferred white pizza. – Kashkillz Feb 9 at 17:02

Jules K · Answer 7 · 2010-11-01 14:06:41Z UTC

I second the Meatza recommendation; I made one a few months ago, and it was great! I've had good results with almond flour crust also; Elana Amsterdam's Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook has a recipe. Of course it's not quite the same as "real" pizza, but I thought both were great in their own right.

Matt · Answer 8 · 2013-02-09 14:22:11Z UTC

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Make a white pizza with a garlic butter sauce in place of the red sauce.

answered Feb 9 at 14:22

Matt
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Nightshade-free pizza

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