What does this mean? It means I believe in adding vegan options to meals, not taking meat options away from my friends. I've converted many a mouth to my vegan baked goods and I thought I would try the same with pizza.
We made our own dough from scratch but this took a long time so I would recommend buying pizza dough from the store (just make sure there's no animal product in it). As well, whole wheat pizza crusts are really hard to make from scratch (they don't rise as well) so that's another reason to buy pre-made whole wheat dough. From there I mixed tomato sauce with pesto sauce. For the pesto I blended about 3 cups of basil, 3 cloves of garlic, 5 handfuls of walnuts, a little salt, and 6 tablespoons of olive oil. It looks kinda icky but it tastes DELICIOUS!
Meat-eater Logan and I making the dough (sometimes a little wine on the side is needed-or should I say kneaded?)
From there I added kalamata olives, artichokes and sun dried tomatoes. Next I placed strips of vegan cheese over the toppings. Again, I suggest using non-soy cheese, such as rice cheese or almond cheese. Don't forget that soya production can be just as devastating to the environment and our bodies as meat. However, pizza can be delicious without cheese too! Next time I will definitely try one without cheese but my dinner guests wanted to try one with vegan cheese- who was I to say no? I then sprinkled cilantro on top of the cheese. (Feel free to leave this out if you are one of those unfortunate souls who thinks cilantro tastes like soap)
Logan's pizza looks delicious! But it was also very very not vegan. He deserves some major props though for this masterpiece
Finally, our pizzas were done and everyone enjoyed them!
Update on Europe coming soon!
Logan's pizza looks delicious! But it was also very very not vegan. He deserves some major props though for this masterpiece
Finally, our pizzas were done and everyone enjoyed them!
Update on Europe coming soon!
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