Lemongrass Chicken Pizza with Almond Butter Sauce
by I had a vision the other day.
A vision that I’d make a beautiful paleo pizza with lemony chicken and sweet buttery almond sauce swirling around a big messy pie so good I could use it to tempt the baby next door to stop crying.
Little did I know that this little vision of my would send me on a wild goose chase the next 48 hrs.
Have you ever had a recipe just doesn’t work no matter how precisely you followed the instructions?
No matter how careful I was, my pizza crust turned out more like hummus than an actual decent bowl of dough.
Why why ?? Will I ever be able to stop the crying baby next door?
I scratched my head and paced back-and-forth.
At this point, wasn’t even sure if I sucked at baking, period, or if the baby next door just put a spell over my dough and scared my yeast fairy away.
I felt defeated. And the crying continued into the evening…………
The next day, I decided to combat the curse with something else.
Oddly enough, the sweet buttery almond smell from the flour seemed to satisfy the baby and put her at ease. I praised Lord Jesus and celebrated with my ooh la la dance.
I can finally foresee the calm and peacefulness coming my way.
Until the baby cries again………
Lemongrass Chicken Pizza with Almond Butter Sauce
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- 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, slice into thin strips
- 1 small red onions/ or shallots
- Cherry tomatoes, as much as you like
- Your favorite cheese
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- [For the chicken marinate combo]
- 3 tbsp EVOO, aka extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp red chilli pepper
- 3 small shallots, sliced
- 2 tbsp ginger
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 2 tbsp lemongrass, only use the white part
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp tamari or coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp rice cooking wine, optional
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp kosher salt
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- [For the pizza dough]
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp EVOO
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup arrowroot flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp your favorite dry herbs, I use dill. Rosemary will work really great too !
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
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- [For the almond butter sauce]
- ⅓ cup unsalted almond butter
- 1 tbsp tamari or coconut aminos
- 1-2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ½ tsp your favorite hot sauce
- Water to thin
Instructions
- [Chicken]
- Add the chicken marinade combo to a food processor and process until a fine paste.
- Pour the marinade over sliced chicken breasts and marinate for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
- Grill the chicken over medium-high heat.
- Once it’s cooked through, set aside to cool, then thread into thin pieces.
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- [Pizza dough]
- Combine the wet ingredients (eggs, olive oil) and dry ingredients (almond flour, arrowroot flour, salt, dry herbs, garlic powder).
- Mix well until there are no lumps and set aside for about 5-10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F, and roll the dough about ¼ inch thick.
- Back for 15 minutes or until the crust is firm.
- Set aside to cool for a bit before adding other ingredients.
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- [To assemble]
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cover the pizza crust with almond butter sauce.
- Add your favorite cheese, shredded chicken, shallots, cherry tomatoes and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Top with scallions & enjoy !
