The Ultimate Supreme Plant-based Pizza
This pizza is topped lots of vegetables, plant-based sausage, shredded vegan cheese all atop the perfect pizza crust - soft and chewy inside and crisp on the outside.
Equipment
- oven or grill
Ingredients
- 1 pizza dough. recipe
- 1 pizza sauce recipe
- 1 cup chopped spinach chard, or kale
- ½ cup sliced onions
- ½ cup sliced bell peppers
- ½ cup sliced mushrooms*
- ½ cup chopped tomato
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- ½ cup roasted red peppers
- 1 cup plant-based sausage sliced or chopped (optional)
- 1 cup vegan shredded parmesan or mozzerella-style cheese optional
Instructions
- Place a pizza stone** on the middle rack of the oven.
- Preheat the oven as high as it will go, preferably at least 500 degrees Fahrenheit.***
- Roll a dough ball out on floured surface, as thick or thin as you prefer.
- For pizza, top with sauce, toppings, and cheese if desired. Bake for 8-12 minutes, depending on the temperature and thickness of crust, as well as the size and type of pan used.
- Cool on wire rack for about 2 minutes before slicing with pizza cutter or sharp knife.
Notes
* I don’t use canned mushrooms often; but they are fantastic on pizza since fresh mushrooms tend to dry out. If you only have or prefer fresh mushrooms, they work, too.
** Preheating your oven with a pizza stone ensures the oven maintains the heat when you open the door to place the pizza dough on the pizza stone. The hotter the better.
*** In the summer, we use our electric smoker outside to avoid adding so much heat inside our house for such a sustained period of time. But this means the temperature hovers around 425° F. In this case, it will take 12-15 minutes to bake your pizza. The time will depend greatly on the retained heat within your oven or grill, which is why a pizza stone is so helpful. Keep an eye on your pizza! You don’t want your pizza to burn but you want the dough to be fully cooked.
My pizza dough is the perfect base for this pizza. The pizza dough can be made the day before. Just place it in the refrigerator. Then, bring it to room temperature for 30 minutes before proceeding.
My plant-based andouille sausage is great atop this pizza. But you can use any other plant-based substitute if desired or it can be omitted altogether.