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 mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Entree, Pizza
Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 126.65kcal
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
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.
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