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Vegan White Pizza with Spinach & Mushrooms

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This vegan white pizza is made with a creamy garlic sauce instead of tomato sauce and topped with spinach, mushrooms and red onion. Simple, savory and perfect when you want something different from classic red-sauce pizza.

Ingredients

For the dough: 

  • 475 g spelt flour or all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp dry yeast
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup plus 1/4 cup warm water

For the white sauce: 

  • 150 g vegan creme fraiche (or vegan sour cream)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 small clove garlic, minced
  • pepper to taste
  • 150 g frozen chopped spinach, thawed (make sure to squeeze out excess liquid once thawed)
  • 50 g vegan shredded cheese

For everything else: 

  • 3 to 4 medium-sized mushrooms (cremini work just fine)
  • 1/2 medium red onion, cut into strips
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • other toppings of choice

Instructions

  1. Thaw the spinach in the fridge or on the countertop. Alternatively, thaw in the microwave. Squeeze out excess liquid through a fine-mesh sieve.
  2. Start with the dough: Put all the ingredients in a big bowl. Start mixing with a fork or wooden spoon, then knead with your hands for about 5 minutes. 10 minutes are even better! Add more flour as needed. The dough should not stick to your hands, but not be too dry, either. You’ll start out with a rather dry dough but give it a little time – you will probably need more flour after a bit of kneading.
  3. Dust the dough with a little more flour, then cover with a damp kitchen towel. Let it rest in a warm spot (30° C would be perfect, but no more or you’ll kill the yeast), like close to a heater or outside on a hot day.
  4. While the dough rises, make the white sauce. In a small pot, mix vegan creme fraiche, salt, water, nutritional yeast, garlic, lemon juice and pepper. Add thawed spinach and shredded vegan cheese.
  5. Slice the mushrooms and onions and any other toppings you fancy.
  6. When the dough has almost doubled in size, pre-heat the oven to 200° C (or around 400° F).
  7. The dough is enough for one big pizza on a baking sheet or two smaller round pizzas. Either spread out with your hands on a baking sheet or divide the dough in two. Spread it slowly so as not to rip the dough. It will stretch out further as you go.
  8. Now for the toppings: Add a layer of white sauce, then mushrooms and red onion. Sprinkle with the oregano.
  9. Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how crunchy you like your pizza. Enjoy!

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