A perfect pizza for vegans
Who doesn't love pizza? I love pizza; it's a fun satisfying comfort food. But, since going vegan, I find it hard to find a good plant-based pizza to satisfy my cravings. This leaves me no choice but to constantly experiment with delicious ingredients to try and come up with new pizza creations.
This green goddess pizza is my new favorite creation. It starts off with a simple pizza dough base, which you can make yourself, but I prefer to pick one up from the market. However, make sure to shop around and try different pizza doughs, because they're not all created equally. I've finally found one that is a dream to work with and stretches so easily.
Once the dough is stretched out it's topped with a basil pesto sauce (again, store bought). It's a nice change from a traditional tomato sauce and adds so much flavor to the pizza. To keep with the green goddess theme, the pizza is then topped with a layer of baby spinach and sauteed zucchini.
Because cheese adds a salty dimension, I needed something to fill the gap: black Moroccan olives. They're small black olives, cured in salt, and preserved in oil. They have a wrinkled appearance with a big salty complex flavor. The perfect way to season this pizza.
Green Goddess Pizza
Serves 4
1 pound store bought pizza dough, at room temperature
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 zucchini, cut into long strips with a vegetable peeler
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