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The Planet-Friendlier Pizza (Plizza) 
  • 4 People
  • 95 min.
  • intermediate 
Every slice is a masterpiece. The Plizza: a planet-friendlier pizza, makes a healthy debut with an exciting spinach and sweet potato combo that will surprise and delight you! 

Tips

Instead of making the crust, use a Vegan friendly pizza dough or a store bought pre-made pizza crust.



You can freeze the tomato base sauce in a freeze proof container. To defrost, take out the frozen tomato sauce and defrost it in the fridge overnight



Canned chickpeas are a great topping for a pizza and adds extra protein value. 

Ingredients

Vegan Pizza Base

  • 178 ml or ¾ cup warm water
  • 12 ml or 2.5 tsp active dry yeast
  • 5 ml or 1 tsp sugar
  • 5 ml or 1 tsp Salt
  • 30 ml or 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g or 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 30 ml or 2 Tbsp olive oil - to brush on the crust before pre-bake

Tomato Base Sauce

  • 200 g chopped tomatoes, canned
  • 15 ml or 1 Tbsp sachet Knorr Tomato Base Dry Cook-in-Sauce
  • 5 ml or 1 tsp crushed garlic
  • 5 ml or 1 tsp Robertsons Italian herbs
  • 2.5 ml or 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 15 ml or 1 Tbsp water
  • 15 ml or 1 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 ml or pinch of brown sugar

To Make the Pizza

  • 15 ml or 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ large red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium sized orange sweet potato
  • 15 ml sachet Knorr Roasted Vegetable Bake
  • 178 ml or ¾ Cup Vegan Mozzarella-style Cheese
  • ¼ cup halved black olives
  • 1 handful of Baby spinach leaves
Cooking Method

Vegan Pizza Base

  1. Stir together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let activate for 10 minutes - it should become foamy. If it's not, then the yeast is may be too old or your water was too hot.

  2. Add the oil to the flour.

  3. Then add the active yeast to the flour mixture.

  4. Knead (using your hands or a dough hook in a stand mixer) until it forms a cohesive ball. It will still be a little sticky, but you should be able to pick it up as one piece. If it's far too sticky, add 1-2 more tablespoons of flour at a time until it comes together.

  5. Continue to knead for 5 minutes.

  6. Place the ball of dough into a large, greased bowl. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm location for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.

  7. Pre-heat oven to 220°C.

  8. Punch the dough down and knead a couple of times until it becomes smooth and firmer.

  9. Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Use your pizza pan for size reference (this recipe makes 2 x 23cm thin-crust pizzas.)

  10. Sprinkle the pizza pan with a pinch or two of flour and transfer the dough onto the pan. Work the dough to fit the edges.

  11. Brush the dough with olive oil (this helps the top of the dough stay moist and not overcook.)

  12. Poke the dough all over with a fork - this will prevent the dough from puffing up.

  13. Pre-bake the dough for 5-7 minutes or until the bottom is just barely beginning to brown. At this point, the pizza should be able to lift out of the pan with a spatula.

  14. Remove from the oven, add your toppings.

  15. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the toppings are cooked through.

Tomato Base Sauce

  1. Add the olive oil to a medium-sized saucepan and once it heats up, add the crushed garlic and Robertsons Italian Herbs. Fry for a minute and then add the balsamic vinegar.

  2. Add ¼ sachet Knorr Tomato Base Dry Cook-in-Sauce, the can of chopped tomatoes, water and sugar. If the sauce is too thick, add more water to the mix. Keep the remaining contents of the Knorr Tomato Base Dry Cook-in-Sauce to make pizza again next time.

  3. Stir everything together and simmer for 7-8 minutes stirring occasionally, turn off the heat and check for seasoning.

To Make the Pizza

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C or if using a convenience pizza base, follow the cooking instructions included.

  2. Peel the sweet potato. Quarter it lengthwise, then slice 0.5cm thick. Toss the sliced sweet potato with the olive oil and the Knorr Vegetable bake. Bake for 15 minutes, or until just tender and lightly roasted. Remove from the oven when done. Keep the contents of the Knorr Vegetable Bake to make pizza again next time.

  • Nut Free
  • Dairy Free
  • Gluten Free

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