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Vegan Protein Pesto and Roasted Tomato Pizza
February 09, 2021
About this Recipe
If you love pizza as much as eating clean, you’ve got to try this recipe! With a vegan pesto made with clean Orgain protein, topped with roasted tomatoes and vegan parmesan. However you slice it, this protein pesto pizza is a hit!🍕😋
Ingredients
- Prepared Pizza Dough - such as your favorite cauliflower pizza crust or this recipe
- 1 scoop Orgain Organic Protein Plant-Based Protein Powder - Natural Unsweetened
- ½ cup sliced or slivered almonds (no skins)
- 1 cup packed spinach leaves
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 cups thinly sliced tomatoes (from about 2–3 large tomatoes)
- 1/2 raw cup cashews
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds (or almonds with skins off)
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Stretch pizza dough or place base on a pizza stone or pan and set aside.
- Pulse the Orgain Organic Protein Plant Based Protein Powder, almonds, spinach leaves, garlic cloves, nutritional yeast and a pinch of salt and pepper in a food processor until combined, about 8-10 times.
- With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until the pesto comes together.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Spread the pesto over the pizza crust and layer with thinly sliced tomatoes.
- Wipe out the food processor and pulse the cashews, almonds, nutritional yeast, garlic powder and salt until very fine and combined, should be the texture of parmesan cheese.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the pizza and place in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with more cheese if desired and crushed red pepper flakes for spice!
