Rustic Whole Wheat (FAT FREE) Arugula, Tomato, Mushroom Pizza

This pizza recipe is oil and dairy free. Pizza without cheese sounds totally crazy but trust me, this pizza still tastes pretty good and the best part is that it was really easy to make.

Total cook time including prep: 30-40 minutes!!


What you need:


PIZZA DOUGH
Using a food processor makes the pizza dough making process a lot easier.


2 cups of whole wheat flour
1 TBS of highly active rapid rise yeast (1 packet of Fleishmann's yeast)
1 cup of warm water
1/2 tsp of salt
1 TBS sugar
*Handful of dry rosemary - this is optional. You don't have to make the crust with herbs or you can use oregano or another dry herb of your preference.

PIZZA TOPPING
You can use whatever topping you like. For this recipe I used the following:

Baby arugula
Fresh tomato
Onions
Crimini Mushrooms
Pasta Paste

What to do:
Heat your oven to 425 degrees

PIZZA DOUGH


1.) Take a quarter of a cup of the warm water and mix it in a small bowl with the yeast and sugar. Let sit for about 5 minutes until the mixture is foamy.

2.) In a food processor, put the flour and salt and herb. Then add the yeast mixture. Pulse for about 10 seconds.

3.) Keep the processor going while you slowly add the rest of the water. The dough will turn into a ball. Spin the ball in the processor a couple of times.

4.) Remove the dough and slightly work the dough into a ball then put it into a bowl, cover with plastic and let the dough rise for 15 minutes.

While the dough is rising, slice up all of the toppings you want on your pizza.

5.) Roll out the dough to your desired shape and thickness (I like mine thin). You can lightly flour the surface you are using if the dough is too sticky. I just used the Silpat (cookie sheet) and rolled the dough on top of that so you don't need to clean off the counter.

6.) Using a fork, poke holes into the dough so it doesn't rise too much in the oven.

You're done with the dough part! The rolling part only takes about 5 minutes.

ASSEMBLING THE PIZZA

Use tomato paste as the sauce and spread it all over the crust. You can make your own tomato sauce or get one that has more flavor that is in a jar or can. I just used what I had.

7.) Layer your toppings and season with S&P on top. You can also drizzle olive oil, but then that will no longer make it fat free.

*It's important to use a non stick cookie sheet or you could also use a pizza stone.

8.) Cook in the 425 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes and it's done!

I think I will make pizza more often by making dough in advance. The dough can be frozen or kept in the fridge for a few days. There are endless possibilities with this dish. Next time I will try to do a Hawaiian/Asian style pizza by using sweet chili sauce instead of tomato paste.

You could make mini pizzas using whole wheat pita bread that you can buy at the store. 

This dish is good for people who want to get creative with their toppings.