Gluten-Free, Yeast-Free Avocado Margarita Pizza

Since moving to New York at the beginning of June, its fair to say that I have eaten my fair share of pizza, bringing home cheesy deep dishes to share with my housemates or grabbing a dollar slice on my way home from the city, but there is always one friend who misses out on this tasty treat because of his gluten intolerance.

So today after a long few days at work, when you waiting for the weekend to come, tired and hungry we all thought about reaching for the takeout menu. But before I did I decided to see what we had in the cupboards and that's when I found Oatmeal Flour, made from milled oats - its completely gluten free and makes the perfect base for your pizza!

Straying from the norm, I decided to make a healthy version of the classic margarita topping it with the addition of one of my favourite ingredients, avocado! However feel free to add whatever toppings you like, and most of all, enjoy!

Ingredients 
(Serves 2)
(for the pizza base)

- 2 1/2 cups of Oat Flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 1tablespoon of Baking Powder
- 3tablespoons of Olive Oil
- 1 cup of Water
- 1teaspoon of Garlic Salt
- 1teaspoon of Mixed Herbs

(for the topping)

- 2x Avocados (mashed)
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- 1/2 a Red Onion (finely diced)
- 1x Garlic Clove (crushed)
- 1x Green Finger Chilli (finely chopped)
- 1x Beef Tomato (sliced)
- 2x Eggs (hard boiled and cooled)
- 75grams of Mozzarella
- Salt and Pepper to season
- Tabasco to garnish

Method
(for the pizza base)

1) Firstly preheat your oven to around 220C and grab yourself two baking trays, greasing them with a little coconut oil.

2) Next grab yourself a large bowl and combine all of the ingredients for the pizza base. Pinch the mixture and if it holds like a dough then turn it out onto a floured surface, divide into two equal balls and roll out to the desired thickness. If the mixture is a little wet, add flour a bit at a time until a dough forms.

3) Place your rolled out bases onto the baking trays and place in the oven for around 10-15 minutes until it is just turning golden brown, and then remove adding what ever toppings you like!

Top Tip: For a traditional tomato sauce based pizza, take out the base a little early and add you sauce, toppings and cheese to it, before placing it back in to oven until the cheese has melted and is bubbling.

(for the topping)

4) If you want to make my Avocado Margarita, you need to grab yourself another large bowl while the base is cooking in the oven, and in it add the Avocados, Lemon Juice, Onion, Garlic, Chilli and a good seasoning of salt and pepper before completely combining.

5) When the base is cooked, spread the Avocado mixture evenly over and then finally slice your boiled eggs and lager them along with the Beef Tomatoes and Mozzarella evenly over the Avocado mixture. Finally season with a freshly ground black pepper, and a drizzle or tabaso sauce and enjoy!

Charlotte x