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Easy Smoky Tempeh Pizza

This delicious and easy Smoky Tempeh Pizza is topped with delicious veggies and a yummy basil cream sauce! It's so good and super flavorful!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Entree, Pizza
Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 126.65kcal
Author: Tracey Gene

Ingredients

Smoky Tempeh

  • 4 oz tempeh crumbled
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • ¼ tsp dried oregano
  • pinch of salt and black pepper
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • ½ tsp liquid smoke
  • ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp olive oil

Pizza

  • pizza dough homemade or store-bought
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • pinch of salt, black pepper, and red chili flakes
  • 3-4 Campari Tomatoes sliced
  • 4-5 broccolini chopped

Basil Cream Sauce

  • ¼ cup raw cashew butter
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 cup basil
  • pinch of salt and black pepper

Instructions

  • Make the Smoky Tempeh. Crumble the tempeh and add it to a saute pan over medium heat. Add the spices whisk together the liquid ingredients in a small bowl, pour it over the tempeh, and combine. 
    Sauté the tempeh for 10 minutes or until brown.
  • Prep Pizza. Preheat the oven to 550 ° F or as hot as your oven can get.
    Add flour to a surface and roll out pizza dough from the center to the edges until a circle is about half an inch thick.
    Add pizza on top of a parchment paper on top of a pizza peel.
  • Add Toppings. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, and red chili flakes.
    Use a pastry brush to evenly add the sauce on the dough.  
    Add sliced tomatoes and chopped broccolini, and sprinkle the smoked tempeh evenly on top.
  • Bake Pizza. Gently slide pizza into the oven on a pizza stone the and bake the pizza for about 10-12 minutes.
  • Make Basil Cream Sauce. Add all ingredients to a high processed blender and blend until smooth.
  • Add Sauce and Serve. Remove pizza from the oven, add basil sauce on top, and cut into slices to serve immediately. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 126.65kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.22g | Protein: 4.57g | Fat: 10.16g | Saturated Fat: 1.74g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.76g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.09g | Sodium: 19.47mg | Potassium: 189.37mg | Fiber: 0.75g | Sugar: 1.33g | Vitamin A: 547.76IU | Vitamin C: 6.11mg | Calcium: 33.99mg | Iron: 1.12mg