Question

Vegetarian Pizza

Answer 1

This recipe for vegetarian pizza can be made vegan by leaving off the cheese. If you love cheese but like to go without dairy, you may check some grocery stores and most specialty stores for a product called “VeganRella.” If you decide not to use cheese on your pizza, be sure to sautee the vegetables in olive oil first. However, remember that pizza is not low fat so use plenty of olive oil. This vegetarian pizza recipe takes about 25 minutes to prepare.

Vegetarian Pizza Ingredients

fresh made pizza dough, dough from a mix, or store-bought crust

1 can or jar of tomato sauce, enough to cover the dough (about 2 cups)

dried or fresh Italian spices ( this is optional)

chopped vegetables and other toppings to taste:

onion, green pepper, red pepper

mushrooms, olives

zucchini, dried tomatoes, cooked beans or lentils

broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, kale, spinach

minced fresh garlic, dried crushed red pepper

tofu, vegetarian “sausage,” vegetarian “Canadian bacon”

etc. Whatever you can dream up! Get creative!

grated VeganRella (optional)

Directions

Toss some corn meal into a pizza pan, pie plate, or casserole dish, and press the dough into the pan. Cover the dough thinly with red sauce and add Italian spices (optional). Add vegetables and other toppings (the more, the merrier). Top with VeganRella (or with mozzarella, cheddar, colby, and/or Monterey Jack cheese for a non-vegan pizza). Bake about 20 minutes at 350 degrees F. If you used cheese, the cheese should be fully melted by the time you’re dne.

Serve the pizza hot or eat it cold for breakfast like me. I also like to top mine with broccoli sprouts for a little added texture and health benefit. Enjoy your vegetarian pizza and be sure to let us know how it turns out!

Answer 2

Vegetarian Pizza

Preheat oven to 350f

The Crust:

1 1/2 cups organic whole wheat flour, possibly more if too sticky when you add the water

1/4 cup fructose or dehydrated sugar cane juice, usually in organic bulk section. Or you can leave this out.

3 Tbs oregano

2 Tbs dill

2 Tbs garlic powder &/OR onion powder

1 tsp sea salt

Combine dry ingredients in one bowl, crush dried herbs in palm of your hand and mix into flour. Set aside.

3/4 cup warm water

2 Tbs olive oil, or flax oil

1 package fast rise yeast

Dissolve yeast in water and add oil. Mix thoroughly and add to flour mixture. Stir into dough, add more flour, if needed, until consistency is springy when poked, knead briefly. Set in a warm place and let rise 30-45 min.

The Sauce:

1 can tomato sauce, fresh if you have it

1 can tomato paste

3 Tbs oregano

3 Tbs basil

1 tsp sea salt, optional

1/2 onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

Sautee onion and garlic, add all other ingredients. (Note: You may not use all this sauce.)

Toppings: the fun part.

After you press dough into pan (I use a ceramic pizza stone that is preheated), spread the sauce on the pie.

1 zuccinni, important, cut in half, long way

Sliced mushrooms, a bunch

Sliced red, or any color, sweet pepper

One or two fresh onion, chopped

1 can black olives (other half not used from sauce )

Pineapple, fresh or canned

Cheese:

For cheese, use whatever you consider good for pizza or healthy.

20-25 min in preheated oven and you are in for a dinner treat.