Vegan Pesto Pizza Recipe. Vegan pesto and roasted tomato
Ingredients vegan pesto pizza recipe
Prepared Pizza Dough
Pumpkin Seed Pesto:
1/2 cup pepitas (shelled pumpkin seeds)
1 cup packed basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
salt/pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cups thinly sliced tomatoes (from about 2-3 large tomatoes)
Vegan Parmesan Cheese
1/2 raw cup cashews
1/4 cup slivered almonds (or almonds with skins off)
3 tablespoons
1 tbsp. garlic powder
pinch salt
Steps
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2
Stretch the pizza dough on a pizza stone or pizza pan and set aside.
Step 3
Place the pepitas, basil leaves, garlic cloves, nutritional yeast and a pinch of salt/pepper in the base of a food processor and pulse together until combined, about 8-10 times. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until the pesto comes together. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.
Step 4
Spread the pesto over the pizza crust and layer with thinly sliced tomatoes.
Step 5
Wipe out the food processor and add the cashews, almonds, nutritional yeast, garlic powder and salt. Pulse until very fine and combined, should be the texture of parmesan cheese.
Step 6
Sprinkle the cheese over the pizza and place in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
Step 7
Remove from oven, sprinkle with more cheese if desired and crushed red pepper flakes for spice!