20 Vegan Pizza Recipes that Carnivores will love! (2024)

FAQs

What do vegans eat for pizza? ›

Like any good pizza, the topping possibilities are endless. Try some fun vegan protein like chopped vegan meatballs, baked tofu, vegan pepperoni, or vegan bacon. Fresh veggies like red peppers, mushrooms, and red onion are great. Other fun ideas include olives, spinach, and vegan parmesan cheese.

Abundance of Nutrients: Vegan pizza allows you to enjoy the abundance of nutrients found in plant-based ingredients. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and seeds used in vegan pizza are packed with essential vitamins (such as vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate) and minerals (such as potassium, magnesium, and iron).

Vegan White Pizza With Artichoke Tofu Ricotta and Roasted Garlic, right, and Vegan Pizza With Miso-Caramelized Onions and Shiitake Bacon are both great – without cheese. Season dough with dried herbs and paprika for a brighter, better flavor. Artichoke Tofu Ricotta is great on pizza or as a spread or dip.

A systematic review published in 2020 found that whole-food vegan diets can help slow formation of wrinkles. This is attributed to the high antioxidant content of the whole-food plant-based diet which prevents cellular damage.

​The worst offender in pizza could sometimes be the dough or crust. Refrigerated pizza crust, for instance, often contains hydrogenated oils as well as artificial additives.

What's the healthiest pizza to eat? There are plenty of pizza choices that can be considered healthy. Some options that can easily fit into a nutritious and balanced diet include a thin-crust pizza and a cauliflower-crust pizza. Topping choices on the more nutritious side are vegetables, chicken, shrimp and cheese.

Miyoko's Mozzarella

If you're making a caprese salad or pizza, Miyoko's mozzarella is a must. Both the original and smoked flavors mimic the texture of dairy-based mozz so well; she's even got the melting thing down. Of all the dairy-free cheeses, this might be the most addictive. It's so good.

White pizza (Italian: pizza bianca) is a style of pizza that does not use tomato sauce. The pizza generally consists of pizza dough, olive oil, garlic, cheese, salt and, sometimes, toppings including vegetables such as spinach, tomato and herbs.

How to get 20g of protein per meal vegan? ›

Tofu, tempeh, and edamame

Tofu , tempeh , and edamame all contain iron, calcium, and 12–20 g of protein per 3.5 oz (100 g) serving.

Double zero flour/Tipo 00 flour

Use Tipo 0 or Tipo 00 flour. Tipo is a grading of flour on the Italian flour scale. And these flours have just the right amount of protein content - around 12.5% for pizza baking.

Typically made with a mix of soy and wheat protein, and tofu, plant-based pepperoni is increasingly appearing as a meat substitute on a pizza, but it also has a place on sandwiches and charcuterie boards, allowing vegetarians and vegans to enjoy the unique spice of pepperoni in a variety of applications.

Often times, pizza dough is naturally vegan. The basic pizza dough formula is just water, flour, yeast, and salt. The only times that eggs or dairy are used for a bread recipe is typically just for enriched doughs (like brioche or cinnamon rolls– which we have the vegan options for on the blog!).

Most traditional pizza doughs are vegan, except for a few recipes that sometimes use yogurt to lighten the dough. But, overall, most pizza doughs are made from vegan ingredients.

Here in the US, there are no vegan-by-default pizza options at Domino's. You can, however, build your own vegan pizza, from the crust to the toppings—just no dairy-free cheese. There is a sliver of hope, though.