Cauliflower-quinoa vegan pizza is one you will love not only for the taste, flavours and freshness but for its benefits at most. Let’s look at the ingredients:
Cauliflower: It is often used to replace grains like rice or white potatoes. Its firm texture and light flavor makes it a great substitution in this pizza as well. Cauliflower is full of vitamins, minerals, and beneficial antioxidants. Glucosinolates are a type of phytonutrient provided by cauliflower, and the reason for the strong smell of cauliflower when it is cooking. They help body functions like immunity, digestion, and detoxification.
Quinoa: It is extremely protein-rich for a grain. In any vegan dish, adding protein through whole ingredients is hugely beneficial. Quinoa is one of the few plant sources that qualifies as a complete protein, this means that it contains all 9 essential amino acids, crucial for our bodies to function properly. Quinoa is also a great source of fiber, containing almost twice as much as most other grains. Soaking quinoa makes the grain more easily digested, and improves our body’s ability to break down and use the nutrients.
Flax: It not only acts as a binder in this crust but also comes with a host of benefits. It is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids which have been shown to improve heart health and prevent high blood pressure, stroke, and heart attacks. Flax seeds have been shown to help with symptoms of menopause, PMS, and polycystic ovarian disorder. The benefits come from their content of lignans, which have estrogenic properties and can act as a natural hormone therapy. These lignans can also help regulate menstrual cycles and prevent osteoporosis.
Pesto for great taste and flavour but several key benefits:
Nutritional yeast is a superhero for vegans. It’s also a complete protein and often contains vitamin B-12 which is usually sourced from animal protein.
Pine nuts (which are actually seeds), cause the digestive system to secrete a high amount of cholecystokinin, which is a hormone that suppresses the appetite. This may help you regulate how much you eat and prevent you from taxing your digestive system.
Basil gives great flavour to this dish along with the antibacterial and antioxidative effects it has in our body.
Vegan cheese: Nutritional yeast and curcuma for protein and antioxidants
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