Homemade Vegan Pizzas: Tips And Healthy Ingredients

But a well-done pizza can be a balanced and excellent dish. The ingredients we include make all the difference, whether it is a healthy dish or not.

The good thing is that pizza is a very versatile dish and, by choosing the ingredients well, we can turn the junk dish into a very nutritious dish.

Tips for making healthy homemade pizzas

For this we will follow these basic principles:

• The ingredients of the dough: We can prepare the base with legumes such as red lentils, chickpeas; with all kinds of whole grains such as whole wheat flour, spelled, oats, buckwheat, polenta or quinoa; or even with vegetables like cauliflower, sweet potato or zucchini. Here are also some ideas if you want to make your pizza doughs gluten-free.
• Choose a topping beyond tomato and cheese: As a topping we can use our creativity. The world of pizza goes far beyond the typical tomato and cheese filling. As a creamy base, it is not necessary to use the typical tomato. We can use any thick sauce such as pepper sauce, pumpkin, beet, tofu, hummus type vegetable patés or bean paté, pesto …
• Vegetables are not lacking: We can add a variety of raw vegetables such as tomato, zucchini, asparagus, onion … and cook them together with the base or use roasted or previously sautéed vegetables such as peppers, broccoli, aubergine, pumpkin, mushrooms, or canned such as roasted peppers or artichokes.

• Do not overdo the vegetables: In general, vegetables that need more time to cook and contain a lot of water should be cooked earlier. If we want to use green leafy vegetables such as spinach, chard or kale, we can sauté them first ; Another option is to mix them well with a little oil before putting them on the pizza or cover them with cheese so they don’t burn in the oven. We can even add them after cooking the pizza, especially green leaves such as arugula or basil. For the final touch we can add olives, capers or dried tomatoes.
• Remember to add protein to the filling or base: To create complete pizza it is convenient to add vegetable proteins such as tofu, seitan, tempeh, cooked legumes (chickpeas, lentils or beans) or nuts. Another option is to make the protein-rich base with ingredients like chickpea flour, almond flour, or other nuts. Here is an example of dough with chickpea flour and another of dough with almond flour.
• The creamy touch: To give our healthy pizza the creamy touch, it is typical to use cheese. If we do not consume dairy, we can buy good quality vegetable cheese to melt, prepare our vegetable cheese at home or use other foods that add creaminess to the pizza, such as avocado, pesto or yogurt, which we add after cooking.

5 combinations of ingredients for your vegan pizzas

In a previous post I already gave you the recipes for five healthy vegan pizzas. Now you have the tips to improvise on your own and create your own healthy pizza recipes. Here you will find five other ideas of vegan fillings for your homemade healthy pizzas.

Lentil bolognese with vegetables

A Bolognese sauce doesn’t just work for pasta. If you have some leftover lentil or textured soy bolognese, use it as a sauce for your pizza. Or make double the sauce directly to make this delight.

When incorporating it into your pizza, place the Bolognese sauce on the base, add vegetables to your liking, vegetable cheese and bake until your base is done and the cheese is melted.

Pesto rosso and aubergines

This pesto will add creaminess to the pizza:

1. Cut a small eggplant into slices and mix with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and salt.
2. Cook on the grill or in the oven until done.
3. Cover your pizza base with pesto rosso sauce, eggplant slices and cheese and bake until the base is done.

Cashew and chickpea cream

This cream allows you to obtain a delicious and surprising vegan pizza:

1. Season some drained chickpeas with spices such as paprika, curry or cumin, a little salt and drizzle with oil.
2. Bake at 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
3. Make a smooth cashew cream and use it on top of the pizza.
4. Cover your pizza base with the sauce, chickpeas and thin slices of zucchini and bake until your base is done, about 15 minutes.
5. Serve with a couple of arugula leaves and a little more of the sauce.

Mushrooms with garlic and aromatic herbs

Mushrooms are a traditional topping on vegan pizzas. As mushrooms contain a lot of water, if we are going to use more quantity, it is better to sauté them before adding to the pizza.

We simply sauté our sliced ​​mushrooms with a couple of garlic cloves, a pinch of salt and oregano or thyme for about 6 minutes and add to our pizza.

Creamy Spinach Sauce with Smoked Tofu

Pizzas don’t have to be red. Make a vegan béchamel sauce with spinach and use for your pizza instead of the tomato sauce.

Add a few cubes of smoked tofu and you have your healthy pizza.