We used to have a favorite pizza place that was fun and had terrific pizza! They made their own cheese but unfortunately had no vegan offerings! I got too close and got a whiff of their wonderful pizza and decided to venture on my own! This pizza has all my favorite things. Mushrooms, red onion, Italian Sausage flavor, Jalapenos and olives all with a nice tomato based sauce and cheesy vegan mozzarella.
Servings: 4
Author: Snap Pea Sheep
Ingredients
6OZMushrooms
1Red onion
1Jalepeno
1/2CupBlack Olives
Salt and Pepper to taste
1CupNo-cheese MozzarellaSee reciipe notes
1Eggplant "Sausage" (See ingredients)Optional
2Cups Marinara Sauce (See ingredients)
1Pizza CrustRecommend Bob's Redmill
Eggplant Sausage
1/2TSPFennel
1/2TBSPMinced garlic
1TBSPLiquid Smoke
3/4 TBSPHerb De Province
1SmallEggplantChopped fine
2TBSPCapersChopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Marinara Sauce
1Tomato Paste
1/2TBSPMinced garlic
1/2TBSPHerb De Province or oregano
1/2TBSPCalabrian pepper flakesOr red pepper flakes
4TBSPWaterTo thin the paste.
8-10Fresh basil leavesor fresh oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
Start pizza crust. Add yeast to the dough and have your dough resting when you start. Make sure the yeast is active! Add the sugar and warm water and make sure your yeast doubles in size before using.
Make the eggplant sausage. Chop the eggplant - skin on - very fine. I use organic so the skin is safe to eat and adds texture! Add all ingredients together and add a little water to moisten if necessary. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
Add all ingredients together for the marinara sauce. Blend if desired to make smooth. Simmer for 15-30 minutes. Add water if necessary to get the consistency what you want.
Slice vegetables to your preference ,I like them big and chunky where I can tell them apart.. Some like a small dice to get all the flavors in every bite.
Roll out pizza dough. Apply your marinara sauce. Dollop on some mozzarella cheese then top your pizza with your vegetables and sausage. You want your sausage somewhat crisp and salty.
Notes
This is a Snap Pea Sheep recipe.You can make a mozzarella type dairy free cheese using my recipe with exchanges. Exchange the butternut squash for a yellow or zucchini squash and leave out the paprika and Aleppo pepper. You can use Follow Your Heart Mozzarella cheese or any no-cheese recipe for Mozzarella. All non-dairy cheeses have oil. Another quick substitute is a little cashew cream with a little salt, lemon and vinegar added to provide a little bite with no oil!Want this fast? Use store bought pizza dough, store bought sauce and the non dairy packaged cheese. I found the Otamot brand of Spaghetti sauce has no oil. Almost every store bought pizza dough has oil.