Posted by Helena | Posted in Food, Recipe, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian | Posted on 16-07-2010
The hubs and I really enjoy pizza but we’re burnt out on Margherita and all the other usual suspects. I decided to try out my old barbeque chicken recipe using tofu. It turned out really great! I like the ease of buying a pre-made whole wheat pizza dough from Trader Joes or Whole Foods.
BBQ Chik’n Pizza
Ingredients:
1 whole wheat ready to bake pizza dough
¼ cup barbeque sauce
¼ cup pizza sauce (pasta sauce or tomato sauce with Italian herbs will work)
8-10 ounces firm tofu (seitan would work great as well)
2 Tbs cilantro finely chopped
¼ cup red onion finely chopped
2 Tbs olive oil
½ cup shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese (Daiya vegan cheese works too)
Instructions:
Let the dough rest at room temperature and prepare as directed on packaging. I like the way it turns out if you pre-cook for about 5 minutes, then add the toppings and finish cooking. Press the tofu to remove excess water and chop into small pieces. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add tofu, cook until the tofu turns golden brown. Remove from heat and toss the tofu with barbeque sauce. Spread the pizza sauce in a thin layer over the crust and top with cheese, tofu, onions and cilantro. Cook for about 10 minutes or according to the package.
We try to eat a decent amount of veggies with every meal so I made a quick green salad to go along with the pizza. It was a perfect meal.
What’s your favorite vegetarian pizza toppings?