Vegan Curry Pizza
This simple vegan curry pizza can be made in a few minutes with a few ingredients. The flavors are fabulous; a little spicy and a lot of creamy. The perfect comfort food!
Servings: 6 pieces
Calories: 300kcal
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
Although the sauce is simple, the flavors are creamy and intense. The tahini drizzle and cilantro bring all the flavors together.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 406mg | Potassium: 359mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1825IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 3mg