Eating

Cheezy Brown Rice Pizza
- 1 c brown basmati rice (sticky short grain rice is recommended)
- fresh or dried herbs (parsley, basil, marjoram)
- 1/4 c tomato paste
- any toppings
- any cheese (or you can do without)

Boil rice in 2 cups water and cook until done. Make sure the rice is sticky enough to stay together. Mix in the herbs. Spread the rice on a pizza pan with a rolling pin that is covered with a bit oil. Make it round like a pizza crust and press hard with oiled hands to make sure the rice sticks together. Bake for 5-10 minutes at 350 degree. Take the "rice crust" out of the oven and spread with tomato paste (or you can use pizza sauce). Add your toppings. Sprinkle with enough cheese to cover the toppings. Put the pizza back in the oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the cheese becomes light golden brown.

We did three different kinds of toppings on our pizza. On 1/3, we added just cheese. On another 1/3, we added chopped onions and cheese. On the final 1/3, we added capers, roasted pine nuts and cheese. It tasted amazing.

To see the original recipe that inspired this pizza, go to Dreena Burton's blog - Vive Le Vegan!