With this yummy and healthy pizza recipe, you do not only bring color to the plate, it even tastes like in your favorite Italian restaurant. Thanks to the hemp protein, it covers the protein need and is a great recipe for all pizza fans who like a fine vegan pizza. And for all, who are looking for a recipe covering high protein needs.
For many, pizza represents a social meal. Served on a tray or on a large plate, everybody likes to grab a delicious piece of pizza. What no one wants is a pizza recipe that is complicated and takes hours to finally get the pizza on the table. This recipe is easy to plan and, even if it needs a bit of time, easy to prepare and bake. Simply follow the steps in the recipe.
This recipe for a healthy vegan pizza with hemp protein brings back the fun of pizza baking and will bring you many compliments. Among others also from athletes with an increased protein requirement.
Hemp protein in the vegan cuisine
You probably know the opinion that all vegans suffer from protein deficiency. Thanks to a balanced diet with various legumes, nuts and grains, the protein requirement is covered pretty quickly. A great supplement is hemp protein, a high-quality plant-based protein with an ideal amino acid profile. Hemp protein is so valuable that you could nourish yourself on it for many months without even the slightest nutrient deficiency. However, as a friend of good taste and conviviality, I would rather suggest it as a supplement 😀.
Tastes great and is all but heavy
Exactly, because this pizza does not require fatty cheese that sits like a brick in your stomach, even your non-vegan friends will appreciate the healthy dish. Thanks to the yeast flakes, you don’t have to do without the typical cheese taste. Added to hot dishes, yeast flakes makes them smoother and creamier and give them savory flavors.
Success lies in tranquillity
Crucial in dough production are the resting times of the dough. Without them or with too short ones, the dough becomes hard and can never reach the desired fluffiness. Take your time and give time to your dough to become the perfect base for your vegan protein pizza. Taking about tranquillity: Whilst the dough is resting, you have time to visit my personal blog and read about yoga and vegan lifestyle.
Healthy vegan Pizza with Hemp Protein
Ingredients
Pizza crust with hemp protein
- 200 g whole grain flour (I use spelt flour) gesiebt
- 50 g white flour (I use spelt flour Type 1050) + some for rolling out
- 75 g hemp protein*
- 1 TL salt
- 4 g dry yeast
- 200 g water lukewarm
Tomato sauce
- 1 large onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 410 g tomato passata
- 1 pinch of chili powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika powder
- 1 tsp oregano dry
- 1 tsp tamari / soy sauce
- salt and pepper
Toppings
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 200 g smoked tofu
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper
- 50 g arugula
- some olive oil cold-pressed
- 3-4 Tbsp nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and knead till you get a nice and smoothe dough. Set aside in a bowl, cover and let the dough rise for 50 Minutes.
- Chop onions and garlic.
- Heat Olive oil in a pan and add onion and garlic cubes. Roast for about 3 Minutes.
- Add 2 Tbsp of tomato paste and roast for 1 Min.
- Then add the rest of the ingredients for the tomato sauce and let it cook on low heat for about 30 Minutes. Add Tamari, salt and pepper to taste.
- In the mean time cut the bell pepper into stripes and tofu into cubes. Wash arugula and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ℃ (356 ºF). Roll out dough and spred some tomato paste onto the dough. Then pour the tomato sauce over it and add the tofu and bell pepper.
- Bake for 23-30 minutes.
- Before serving add arugula and drizzle some cold-pressed olive oil and nutritional yeast flakes over the pizza. Enjoy 🙂
Notes
Yes, simply add a seasonal vegetable like green asparagus or broccoli. Cut them into stripes or little florets. Ideally blanch the veggies before placing them on the pizza.
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