BBQ Pork Paleo Pizza

Every once in awhile pizza just sounds good. And the thing about the paleo lifestyle is the whole no grains thing...well that pretty much rules out pizza crust. Or so I thought! Of course if you're a frequenter of Pinterst you'll find the infamous cauliflower pizza crust (which is still on my recipe bucket list), but I found this recipe on Everyday Paleo for an almond pizza crust. It was delicious. Period. The end. Delicious.

The texture of the almonds creates a taste very similar to a hearty wheat crust. Even my dad liked it! For the toppings, we used leftover pulled pork that my mom prepared in the crockpot the night before and I made a BBQ sauce out of the marinade and a little Annie's Organic Ketchup (doesn't have all the nasties in it...oh I also really love ketchup...) With the vegetables, it turned out to be absolutely fantastic! So...here's the recipe..enjoy!

Paleo Almond Pizza Crust
Adapted from Everyday Paleo

3 cups almond meal
2 eggs
4 TBS. olive oil
1/4 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 TBS. Italian seasoning

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Form dough into a ball. Grease a round pizza pan with olive oil. Place ball of dough on pizza pan and, using your hands, flatten the dough into a circle. The crust should be relatively thin...

Oh look, it matches the counter...

Place the dough ONLY into the oven and bake for 20 minutes. While the dough is baking, prepare the other ingredients to top your pizza with. This is what we used...

• crock pot pulled pork with orange juice, Braggs aminos, garlic, and ginger marinade
• 1 small head broccoli, chopped
• half of a yellow onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 portobello mushroom, chopped
• BBQ sauce made from leftover marinade and about 1 TBS Annie's Organic Ketchup
• very, VERY light sprinkle of finely grated Asiago cheese

Once the initial baking of the crust is done, remove the crust from the oven. Place all toppings on your crust. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Remove and enjoy while HOT!

yummy...