Name: Best Homemade Vegan Pizza
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 ball Best Pizza Dough (or Food Processor Dough or Thin Crust Dough); 1 jarred roasted red pepper; 3 cloves garlic; 8 baby bella mushrooms; ¼ red onion; ½ cup cooked chickpeas; 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing dough; 3 cups spinach, packed; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; ¾ cup Muir Glen Organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes or our Homemade Easy Pizza Sauce; 6 canned artichoke heart quarters; 4 large leaves basil

Description

This best vegan pizza recipe is a total crowd pleaser! The veggie pizza toppings are so full of flavor no one notices it’s cheeseless.

Ingredients

Scale

1 ball Best Pizza Dough (or Food Processor Dough or Thin Crust Dough)
1 jarred roasted red pepper
3 cloves garlic
8 baby bella mushrooms
¼ red onion
½ cup cooked chickpeas
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing dough
3 cups spinach, packed
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
¾ cup Muir Glen Organic fire roasted crushed tomatoes or our Homemade Easy Pizza Sauce
6 canned artichoke heart quarters
4 large leaves basil

Instructions

Prepare the dough using the Best Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe (follow this video instruction for more). Follow the preparation instructions in the dough recipe if prepared in advance.
Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F. OR preheat your pizza oven (here’s the pizza oven we use).
Prepare the toppings: Slice the jarred red pepper into thin strips and set aside. Mince 3 cloves garlic. Slice the mushrooms and red onion. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the garlic, mushrooms, onion, chickpeas, and spinach and ½ teaspoon kosher salt; saute until the mushrooms are tender and the spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes.
When the oven is ready, dust a pizza peel with cornmeal or semolina flour. (If you don’t have a pizza peel, you can use a rimless baking sheet or the back of a rimmed baking sheet. But a pizza peel is well worth the investment!) Stretch the dough into a circle; see How to Stretch Pizza Dough for instructions. Then gently place the dough onto the pizza peel.
Quickly assemble the pizza: Spread a thin layer of crushed tomatoes across the dough and sprinkle with a few pinches kosher salt. Add the sauteed vegetables, then top with red pepper strips and artichoke quarters.
Transfer the pizza to the oven on the pizza peel, and bake until the crust is browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. While the pizza bakes, cut the basil into thin strips (chiffonade). Allow to cool slightly, then top with basil and serve.

Category: Main Dish
Method: Baked
Cuisine: Italian

Keywords: Vegan Pizza, Vegan, Pizza without Cheese, Veggie Pizza, Vegetarian Pizza, Homemade Pizza, Pizza at Home, Artisan Pizza