MY FAVORITE VEGAN PIZZA

Ingredients

PIZZA

• 1/2 of one Trader Joe�s garlic-herb pizza crust (or half of this homemade recipe or this gluten-free recipe)
• 1/2 cup each red, green, and orange bell pepper (loosely chopped)
• 1/3 cup red onion (chopped)
• 1 cup button mushrooms (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp each dried or fresh basil, oregano, and garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

SAUCE

• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce* (organic when possible)
• 1/2 tsp each dried or fresh basil, oregano, garlic powder, granulated sugar
• ~1/4 tsp sea salt (to taste)

TOPPINGS

• 1/2 cup vegan parmesan cheese
• Red pepper flake + dried oregano

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (218 C) and position a rack in the middle of the oven.
2. Bring large skillet to medium heat. Once hot, add 1 Tbsp olive oil (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size), onion and peppers. Season with salt, herbs and stir. Cook until soft and slightly charred � 10-15 minutes, adding the mushrooms in the last few minutes. Set aside.
3. Prepare sauce by adding tomato sauce to a mixing bowl and adding seasonings and salt to taste. Adjust seasonings as needed. Set aside. Note: If using tomato paste, add water to thin until desired consistency is reached.
4. Prepare vegan parmesan if you haven�t already by blitzing raw cashews, sea salt, nutritional yeast and garlic powder in a food processor until a fine meal is reached. Transfer to jar and refrigerate to keep fresh.
5. Roll out dough onto a floured surface and transfer to a parchment-lined round baking sheet. You�re going to add the pizza WITH the parchment directly to the oven to properly crisp the crust, so any round object will do as it�s not actually going into the oven (I use a wood board).
6. Top with desired amount of tomato sauce (you�ll have leftovers, which you can store in a jar for later use), a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and the saut�ed veggies.
7. Use the baking sheet to gently slide the pizza directly onto the oven rack WITH the parchment underneath. Otherwise it will fall through.
8. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until crisp and golden brown.

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source:minimalistbaker.com