Planted Pizza
I’ve never been a huge fan of gooey cheese pizza tbh. As a matter of fact, I’ve never enjoyed pizza sauce and have discovered I’m allergic to tomatoes. Even if I enjoy the pizza (hellloooo Pear, gorgonzola Pizza) it leaves me feeling lethargic and over-stuffed.
Que a plant-style revamp to pizza night. I spent the entire time I was making this plant-based pizza thinking ‘this is going to be horrible’ and I couldn’t have been more wrong! It’s one of my favorite meals ever, and even if I eat the entire pizza…which I have spent an entire day nibbling on slices until I realized it was all gone…I don’t feel lethargic or gross. I can walk away from this pizza feeling light and refreshed. Trust me, don’t give up if you are making it and feel like it’s a big failure. Stick with it through to the end and I guarantee you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
The evolution of the plant based pizza
Planted Pizza
The ingredients:
- 1 c mashed purple sweet potato (for a beautiful color) or Japanese sweet potato
- 1 c oat flour
- 1 t baking soda
- herbs de provence
- sea salt & black pepper
- Toppings; Violife (plant based) Feta, chickpeas, homemade pesto, arugula salad
THe Deets:
Oven: 400
To make mashed sweet potato: Peel and cube the potatoes. bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes or until fork tender. Drain and mash.
Combine the sweet potato, oats, baking soda & seasonings together. Add a bit of water if too dry and crumbly. Mix until a well blended and only slightly sticky dough forms. Roll the dough out on parchment to form the crust. Bake for 15 minutes or so, edges will be slightly browned.
Once the crust is cooked, top with the pesto Then layer on the feta and broil on high for 2 - 4 minutes. After the feta is fully melted, top with the chickpeas and arugula.
To make the roasted chickpeas: 1 can chickpeas. Mix olive oil (or melted coconut oil), 2 t apple cider vinegar, 2 t lemon juice, sea salt, pepper herbs de provence, & garlic powder in a bowl. Add the chickpeas and mix thoroughly. Spread out on a sheet pan with parchment and bake on 350 for 50 mins - 1 hour.
To make the homemade pesto: 1 package of basil (or about 5 - 10 sprigs), a handful of arugula, a handful of walnuts, 2 garlic cloves (minced), 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1/4 - 1/2 c olive oil. Combine all ingredients into a food processor - Make sure all ingredients are combined well. Chunks of walnuts are totally fine.
Simple arugula salad: A handful of arugula dressed in lemon juice and olive oil.
Voila!
