Gluten free broccoli dough

I have already published on this page several gluten-free vegetable doughs that can be used to prepare pizzas, canapés or even as "bread" to make a sandwich.

The two most successful have been the cauliflower and the sweet potato, both are easy to prepare and very versatile, also its flavor combines great with a lot of ingredients, especially those that we usually use to make pizzas, and the result is very good.

In this post I bring you another option, a gluten-free broccoli dough, with only 4 ingredients, you can use it to make canapés, as a bread for sandwiches or even to prepare healthy pizzas.

 

The gluten-free broccoli dough is very light, it does not contain flour or nuts.

 

La gluten-free broccoli dough, like the sweet potato dough, it has an egg, it is vegetarian, but it does not carry flours or cereals, nor does it carry nuts and that is why it is so light and has few calories.

 

 

To prepare this dough only 4 ingredients are necessary, I used a broccoli, 2 egg whites, grated cheese and a starch, specifically tapioca, to give it more flavor add sea salt, pepper, garlic or onion powder, whatever you want , that is optional.

You have to process the broccoli, cook it for a few minutes, and as I do with the cauliflower when I prepare the pizza dough, it is necessary to drain it very well.

To eliminate the large amount of water you have, you can use a cheesecloth, or a clean cotton cloth, you have to put the broccoli already cooked in the rag and drain it to the maximum, you will be amazed with the amount of water released .

This step is essential, otherwise the dough will be soft and will not have the necessary consistency.

 

Only 4 carries main ingredients: broccoli, cheese, egg, a starch and the spices you want.

 

Once this is done you just have to mix the broccoli with the egg whites, or a whole egg, the grated cheese and the tapioca starch, you can also use, flaxseed, arrowroot flour or, failing that, corn flour, chickpea , rice, etc, but keep in mind that if you use any of these three it will not be paleo friendly

This gluten-free broccoli dough is very versatile, as you can see in the images, you can use it as a base for canapés, to prepare a healthy sandwich or to make vegetable pizzas, but you can also serve it as "bread" to accompany any dish that bring sauce and require something to "dunk". 😉

 

 

The broccoli, like the cauliflower and cabbages is part of the cruciferous family, consuming them entails important benefits for our health, let's see some of them:

• Low in calories.
• Rich in vitamins K, C, B1, B6, A, E.
• Rich in omega 3
• Source of vegetable protein.
• It contains minerals: calcium, zinc, iron and selenium.
• It has antioxidants (b-carotenes and vitamin C).
• It is a source of soluble and insoluble fiber.
• It contains phytochemical substances, which make its consumption very convenient.

 

A very high consumption of crucifers has been associated with hypothyroidism, it is necessary to control the intake in case of suffering alterations in the thyroid gland. But it has been shown that regular consumption in healthy people does not cause any problems.

 

Broccoli contains phytochemicals, biologically active substances that have many benefits for our health.

 

It contains sulfur compounds that are responsible for its intense smell when cooked. If you cook it, you can add a splash of milk or a branch of celery to the cooking water and it will be reduced.

Remember not to cook broccoli or other crucifers for too long, they lose their beneficial properties easily and consuming them al dente is much healthier.

 

 

 

Then you have the complete recipe, I hope you like it and that you are encouraged to prepare it.)

If you liked this idea, you may also be interested in:

• Dough for gluten-free sweet potato pizza bases.
• Paleo cauliflower pizza without flour.
• Flourless Quiche
• Gluten-free cauliflower croquettes.