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Recipe Review
I liked this polenta pizza recipe much better than the caramelized onion and potato polenta pizza that I reviewed previously. The tomato and the basil make it taste closer to traditional pizza but with the crust having a twist. Now the creamy texture of the pizza was certainly different. It was mushy, as polenta usually is, so you had to eat it with a fork or a spoon.
If I was serving this to guests, I would not call it pizza because the crust isn’t really a crust. It is more of a grain base to a melody of vegetables. Next time I make it, I would bake it in a casserole dish, add more tomatoes, and finish it off with drizzle of reduced balsamic vinegar.
My only other critique is that the ratios are off. There is too much polenta and not enough of the topping. When I made this for the first time, I ate the leftovers in a bowl with extra spaghetti sauce from a jar.
Have you tried this recipe? If so, what did you think of it? Let us know in the comments below.
Recipe Ratings:
Difficulty: Easy, you just have to make the basic polenta recipe on page 229 first.
Did my toddlers like it? Yes
Will I make it again? I will not make this exact recipe again. However, I have used this experince as inspiration for other dinners, making changes as described above.
Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
This recipe can be found on page 232 in the Forks over Knives Cookbook.
Why isn’t the recipe posted here?
This post is part of the Forks Over Knives Cookbook Project, an effort to post pictures and reviews of all 300+ recipes to help you decide which recipe is worth cooking. The cookbook only has a few photos so hopefully people find it helpful to see what the recipes look like once prepared.
I also wouldn’t want anyone new to this way of eating to get discouraged by spending a lot of time and effort on recipes that don’t taste amazing, since WFPB food can definitely taste great. I apologise about the lack of a recipe included but I cannot post it for copyright reasons. However, many of their recipes can be found on their website or their app if you don’t have the cookbook.