Super Healthy Corn and Black Bean Pizza

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Super Healthy Corn and Black Bean Pizza

Everybody

wants to eat healthy, and even websites that aren't related to food will try to

give you advice about

how to get rid of that bingo belly. However, those recipes aren't

necessarily really healthy. Here, we will give you a truly healthy recipe that

includes the four food groups and is also tasty.

Swap the Pan for a Grill

A

key factor in eating healthy is to start using the grill instead of rushing to

your frying pans. Frying pans cook food by simmering the contents in fat. And

where does that fat go? Your food absorbs it and forces you to consume much

more saturated fat than you should. But that’s where your grill comes in!

Required Ingredients

• 1 diced plum tomato
• 1 cup of rinsed black beans
• 1 cup of fresh corn kernels (two ears)
• 2 tablespoons of cornmeal
• 1 pound of prepared whole-wheat pizza dough
• 1/3 cup of barbecue sauce
• 1 cup of shredded mozzarella
• For
• the black beans, you can purchase a can. They will still taste great, and will also
• make the cooking process that little bit easier – but don’t forget to rinse
• them first. Otherwise you risk exposing your pizza to unpleasant dark goo,
• which will surely put off any kids from sampling what is a delicious dish.
• Another
• recommendation is to use
• smoked mozzarella to help contribute to the overall smoky vibe of the
• pizza. However, you can just make to do with regular mozzarella if you find the

smokier kind difficult to source.

A

final piece of advice for the ingredients is to stick to the prepared

whole-wheat pizza dough, as preparing your own from scratch is an incredibly

difficult task. Do yourself a favour and just buy the premade. There will be no

battling against the stickiness of the dough.

Advanced Preparation

Simply

the cooking process by undertaking some advanced preparation of your

ingredients. The sure-fire to not delivering the best possible dish is by

leaving yourself too much work to do during the cooking process. Instead, why

not have all of your ingredients ready to go? You can toss those black beans

and diced tomatoes with salad greens and healthy vinaigrette in advance.

Core Cooking Process

Preheat

your grill to a medium temperature, taking care to leave the door open. The

oven and then your kitchen will only fill with smoke if you leave the door

closed.

Take

all of the pre-prepared ingredients – the tomato, beans and corn – and mix them

together in a bowl. Let those wonderful flavours combine while you sprinkle the

two tablespoons of cornmeal over a large baking sheet.

Position

the pound of dough on the baking sheet and start to knead it into a circle,

taking care to leave the cornmeal in position underneath. The aim is to coat

the entire underside of the dough so that it can later be removed seamlessly

from the sheet.

The

time to remove the pizza base comes when you are ready to place it on your

grill tray. The next stage is to cook the base for four to five minutes and

without any of the other ingredients. Cook the dough until the crust rises and

the bottom is lightly browned.

Take

the base out of the oven once it has been browned and the crust has risen.

Spread the barbeque sauce on the base, then following by adding the mixture of

tomatoes, corn, and black beans, closely followed by the smoky mozzarella

cheese.

Return

the pizza to the grill and let cook for another four to five minutes, by which

point the cheese will have melted and the crust browned further. Finish by

letting the pizza stand for a minute before cutting it into six scrumptious

slices.

Alternative Ingredients

The

original recipe gives you protein, grains, fruit, and vegetables from the

beans, whole-wheat dough, tomatoes, and corn. However, you can make simple

tweaks to add or replace ingredients, as you so desire.

For

instance, people that don’t like barbeque sauce can replace this ingredient

with salsa. A different option is to increase

the lean protein consumption by adding chicken or Quorn and taking away the

mozzarella. The beauty of cooking is that you can explore the possibilities

with your friends and family.