Polenta Pizza

'Based on a recipe from BBC Good Food'

For the base:

100g polenta

400ml vegetable stock

Dried basil

Dried oregano

Tiny bit of almond milk

For the tomato sauce:

Tomato puree/tomato Passata

Dried basil

Dried oregano

For the toppings:

Mozzarella

Any veg of your choice (courgettes, sliced tomatoes, peppers etc.)

Method:

Bring stock to the boil in a pan

Constantly whisk whilst adding the milk, and then add in the polenta until it starts to thicken, still whisking

Grease a baking tray - pour polenta mixture into the baking tray and leave to cool

Prepare the tomato sauce by mixing ingredients together

Add the sauce and toppings of your choice to the polenta and grill into the oven for around 5 mins

Sprinkle with dried basil and season as you like

 

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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2 comments on “Polenta Pizza”

  1. That looks amazing! I absolutely love Polenta, but have never thought about making a pizza base with it.

    I am definitely going to give this a try.

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