Veggie Pizza

Delicious

Anyone who knows my husband knows he is a pizza addict. Of course with me being vegan his opportunities to eat pizza have dwindled. Now I'm no claiming that this pizza is as good as the "real thing" but the savory sauce really makes this pizza satisfying. I used Trader Joe's herb and garlic pizza dough but if you know how to make your own go ahead!Preheat oven to 425 and take pizza dough out of refrigerator for 20min. While you wait saute one package of sliced baby portabella mushrooms also called crimini. To make sauce saute 1/2 a sweet onion, add 1 small can diced tomatoes, 2 TBS sun dried tomatoes and 1 small handful chopped kalmata or black olives. When the sauce has thickened (about 15min) add 2 cloves crushed garlic, a pinch of dry oregano and 2 or 3 leaves fresh basil. You want to add the garlic at the end to make it more strong when it cooks in the oven. If you don't like the taste of fresh garlic you can omit it or put it in when you add the onions so it cooks and mellows, but I think it makes the sauce more pizza-y. Roll out dough on a cookie sheet sprayed with pam or pizza stone. Add sauce, mushrooms, spinach and any veggies you like.

*Trader Joes makes a fresh pizza sauce (in the refrigerator section) that is pretty good and makes this meal easy. Just add the sun dried tomatoes, olives, and garlic on top or combine before hand. Their Bruchetta in a jar is also a really good pizza sauce as well.