Vegetarianvegan Pizza No Cheese Recipes

NO CHEESE VEGETABLE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the onions, tomato puree, thyme, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic, pepper, salt, and sugar and stir to combine.
• Spread the mixture over the crust.
• Chop the flesh of the roasted eggplant and spread over the sauce.
• Layer the zucchini, yellow squash, plum tomatoes and basil over the eggplant.
• Bake the pizza for 20 to 25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN PIZZA (NO CHEESE)

Steps:

• Mix water, yeast and sugar and let stand 10 minutes to start bubbling.
• Add flour to yeast mix and blend well.
• Place in a greased or oiled bowl, and cover with a warm damp cloth.
• Allow to rise in a warm place until double in bulk, around 1 hour.
• Punch down dough and pat out onto an oiled (or cornmeal dusted) pizza pan to form the crust.
• Bake in a preheated 450° F oven for 7 minutes. Crust may be refrigerated or frozen at this point. If using right away, turn oven down to 350°F.
• Place olive oil, basil, garlic, ketchup, pine nuts, and lemon juice in blender and process until smooth.
• Spread mixture onto baked pizza crust evenly.
• Add tomatoes, mushrooms and onions (or whatever you like, really) and bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

VEGAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare the pizza crust, whisk together the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a mixing bowl. Add the water and use a spoon or your hands to mix everything into a shaggy dough ball. Cover the bowl with a damp dish towel and allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to a floured work surface and knead a few times. At this point, you can transfer the dough to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook and knead on medium-high for 5 minutes, or you can continue to knead by hand for 8 to 10 minutes. The dough is ready when it has a silky smooth surface and can be stretched without tearing easily.
• Transfer the dough to a bowl that's been well coated with olive oil. Cover the bowl with a damp dish towel or plastic wrap. At this point, you can keep the dough covered in the refrigerator for up to two days. When you are ready to bake, allow the dough to rise in a warm part of your home for about 1 1/2 hours, or until it has doubled in size.
• Prepare the cashew mozzarella, place the drained cashews into a food processor and pulse briefly until the cashews break down into a coarse meal. Scrape down the bowl of the processor and add salt and lemon juice. Continue processing the cashews as you drizzle 1/3 cup water into the processor's spout. Process the cashews for 1 to 2 minutes, stopping once or twice to scrape the sides of the bowl. You're aiming for a texture that's slightly looser than hummus; add an extra tablespoon or two of water as needed. When the cashew mixture is creamy but easily spreadable, stop and season it to taste with black pepper.
• Heat oven to 500 degrees. Place a pizza stone, baking steel or sheet pan turned upside-down in your oven and heat it to 500 degrees.
• When the oven is ready and your dough has doubled in size, divide your dough into two pieces and shape them into balls. Flour a work surface and a rolling pin. Roll each piece of dough into a 10-inch round.
• Transfer one round to a piece of floured parchment or a well-floured pizza peel. Spread a scant cup of the tomato or pizza sauce onto the dough. Add about 5 or 6 heaping tablespoons of the cashew mozzarella to the pizza. Use the back of your spoon to spread each dollop into a flat circle.
• Use your pizza peel to transfer the pizza, or carefully transfer the parchment paper with the pizza on top, to your preheated pizza stone, baking steel or baking sheet. Bake each pizza for 10 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown. Top the pizza with basil leaves, if using, and serve.