Vegan White Pizza Sauce

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I don’t know about you, sometimes having to make dinner gluten-free & dairy-free can be a real pain. Especially when one person suggests something like pizza. NOT that I am against pizza, it’s just that it’s hard for ya girl to make something that’s not only edible but just as good as eating regular pizza.

Thankfully I had Trader Joe’s Butternut squash crust in the freezer. and Yes I know it’s not a normal pizza base, but don’t hate on it until you try it. Even my husband is now a BIG fan.

SO I had this idea to recreate a white pizza my friend and I made a few weeks back. I had all the ingredients, and I knew making a regular tomato sauce and vegan cheese on this thing wouldn’t be optimal while I watched my husband eat the real thing.

I got the stamp of approval from Daniel to run with this idea and it was good.

Not featured in this recipe are the chicken thighs I made on the side because when I went to the store they were on sale, thank you Publix! Feel free for you meat eaters to top the pizza with some chicken, or keep it vegan!

White Pizza Sauce

· 1/4th cup hemp hearts

· 3 tbsp. Unsweetened Yogurt (I use Kite Hill!)

· Almond milk as needed for consistency

· 2 tsp. lemon juice

· 1 tbsp. pickle juice

· 1 tbsp. mustard

· 2 tsp. Tamari

· Salt & pepper

· 1 tsp. Garlic

Pizza toppings

· Mushroom

· Onion

· Spinach

· Artichoke hearts

For the pizza

Preheat the oven to 450. While the oven is heating up, drain and rinse your artichokes. Coat with seasoning and coconut oil and cook for 30 minutes. At the same time bake the Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Pizza Base, following the directions.

While the base is cooking blend together all the ingredients for the sauce. Taste and adjust ingredients according to taste. This is a more tart sauce that can be brought back a bit with a splash of almond milk.

Saute the onions and mushrooms and set aside.

Chop up the spinach to top your pizza.

When the pizza base is done baking top with sauce and toppings and bake for another 5-7 minutes.

Remove pizza and artichoke hearts from the oven and then finish off the pizza with artichoke hearts.

Serve & enjoy!