Last year, we attended a wedding on the east coast in a small up north town in Michigan. As many of you know, traveling can be difficult when you are plant-based, and planning ahead is important. Even though I always research where I am traveling to ensure I can eat, I always pack a bag of vegan snacks, just in case, so I don't starve. However, I was amazed by the vegan options, and a vegan curry pizza on my travels was so impressive, I made it at home.
Although curry on pizza may sound bizarre, it was fabulous. If you are following a no oil plant-based, diet, I have included an easy no-oil homemade crust. You can also make individual pizzas on vegan English muffins, or a whole wheat tortilla.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE OIL-FREE CRUST FOR VEGAN CURRY PIZZA
HOMEMADE NO-OIL CRUST
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons fast-active dry yeast (you need to use fast-acting or if won't work)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
WHAT'S IN THE SAUCE? INSTEAD OF USING A TYPICAL TOMATO BASED PIZZA SAUCE, GO CURRY WILD
CURRY SAUCE
- 3 Tablespoons Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste
- 3 Tablespoons light coconut milk
TAHINI
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice.
- ¼ cup water.
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro.
- Tahini Sauce: garlic cloves, salt, tahini
Even though you can use any toppings you prefer, I used the same toppings we ate on our curry pizza in up north Michigan.
- One hothouse tomato, sliced thin
- 1 small red onion, sliced thin
- 1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced thin
- Chop cilantro (make sure you wash well; cilantro has a lot of sand inside the leaves)
- 2 garlic cloves.
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, or to taste.
- ½ cup well-stirred tahini (Middle Eastern sesame paste)
Although the sauce is simple, the flavors are creamy and intense. The tahini drizzle and cilantro bring all the flavors together.
VEGAN PIZZA IS HEALTHY AND DELICIOUS! HERE ARE MORE HEALTHY PIZZA RECIPES
- Vegan Flatbread Pizza 3 Ways
- Vegan BLT Pizza with Coconut Bacon
- Skinny Oil-Free Pizza Sauce and Pizza Dough
Vegan Curry Pizza
Ingredients
HOMEMADE NO-OIL CRUST
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons fast-active dry yeast you need to use fast acting or if won't work
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
CURRY SAUCE
- 3 Tablespoons Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste
- 3 Tablespoons light coconut milk
TOPPINGS:
- One hot house tomato sliced thin
- 1 small red onion sliced thin
- 1 can garbanzo beans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 red bell pepper sliced thin
- Chop cilantro make sure you wash well; cilantro has a lot of sand inside the leaves
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt or to taste.
- ½ cup well-stirred tahini Middle Eastern sesame paste
tahini
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Tahini Sauce: garlic cloves salt, tahini
Instructions
HOMEMADE PIZZA CRUST
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- In a medium bowl, combine 1 ¾ cup flour, quick active yeast, sugar, salt, and garlic powder
- Stir in 1 cup warm water (120-130 degrees). DO NOT USE HOT WATER
- When ingredients are combines, remove dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured surface.
- Knead in the remaining ¼ cup of flour for about 3 minutes, until it is smooth and stretches easily.
- Return dough to bowl, and cover with a towel for 10 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12 inch circle
- Transfer to a prepared baking pan lined with a silicone mat (I used a pizza stone)
- Cook for 8 minutes and remove.
- Let cool, so you can prepare the toppings
CURRY SAUCE
- In a small bowl, whisk coconut milk and curry paste
- Set aside
TOPPINGS
- Drain and rinse garbanzo beans
- Slice tomato, onion, and red bell peppers
TAHINI SAUCE
- Blend all ingredients together except for cilantro.
- Chop cilantro and add to sauce
- Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees.
MAKING THE PIZZA:
- First, spread the curry sauce all over the crust
- Add red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes slices and garbanzo beans, evenly distributing over the crust.
- Bake in 450 degree oven for 10-12 minutes
- Remove from oven
- Let cool a few minutes
- Drizzle with tahini sauce and sprinkle with chopped cilantro
- Use a pizza cutter to slice pieces.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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Hi! My name is Kathy, I am a retired high school English teacher & vegan enthusiast and blogger. My entire blog is fully plant-based vegan. I truly believe what we eat & how we live determines our health & the preservation of our planet! 🙂
