Sure, it might not look like much, but the flavors blended perfectly together, creating a not in-your-face type of taco pizza that you get at most pizza joints.
This just totally worked.
Vegan Taco Pizza
You'll need::
- Your favorite pizza dough*
- 1 package chorizo seitan
- 1/4 red onion, roughly chopped
- 1 green bell pepper
- Guacamole**
- Mexican style creamy pizza sauce***
To make::
- Par-bake your pizza dough for about 10 minutes at 425* (or until beginning to brown)
- Spread on a layer of Mexican style creamy pizza sauce (recipe below)
- Top with crumbled seitan (I sauteed mine, but don't think this is a necessary step)
- Sprinkle on green peppers and onions
- Bake at 425* for another 10 minutes
- Try not to eat the entire pizza yourself
*Pizza Dough
While not a go-to recipe, I decided to experiment with some different flours the other day and came up with this recipe. It turned out really well, something I would use again.
You'll need::
- 1 cup bread flour
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
- 1/2 cup light rye flour
- 1 t active dry yeast
- 2 t salt
- 2 T olive oil
To make::
- In a food processor, add flours, yeast, salt and olive oil. Pulse until combined.
- Through the feed tube with the food processor running, slowly add 1 cup of water until the dough forms into a ball.
- If making pizza that day, transfer to an oiled bowl, cover and let rise.
- If using later in the week (as we did), store in the fridge in an airtight container.
- When ready to use, remove from fridge and spit dough into two, saving half to use another time.
- Let dough rest and come to room temperature (at least an hour)
- Shape dough into a round on a well oiled pizza pan.
- Let rise for just a few minutes and proceed with recipe.
**Guacamole
While everyone has their own version, I kept it fairly basic today and just threw a few things into a bowl and called it a day.
Mash 1 avocado with 1/2 clove minced garlic, 2-3 teaspoons of lime juice, 1-2 tablespoons finely diced red onion, a and a sprinkle of cumin. Season with salt and pepper.
***Mexican Style Creamy Pizza Sauce
A quick sauce that Nic raved about on another pizza, so I had to make it again per his request, with a few modifications to suit this taco pizza.
You'll need::
- 1/2 cup coconut cream (cream from the top of a chilled can of full-fat coconut milk)
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1/2 t cumin
- 1/2 t chili powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk (the liquid from the bottom of the can)
To make::
- Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth
- Season to taste with salt and pepper
