Vegan Margherita Pizza

Vegan Margherita Pizza

Margherita pizza is really simple but nice, with tomato, basil and mozzarella.  I use vegan mozzarella of course.  I love Violife Mozzarella but homemade cashew mozzarella is also really nice.  I add slices of tomatoes and use a homemade sauce to add more goodness.  My three year old really likes it!

Ingredients (makes 1 pizza)

• 1 pizza base (home made or store-bought)

For the sauce:

• Olive oil
• 1 small onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp. tomato purée
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1 heaped tsp. dried oregano
• Sea salt and black pepper

Toppings:

• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• A few handles of vegan mozzarella, grated or sliced
• A few fresh basil leaves

How it’s made:

• For the sauce, heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil over a medium heat in a small saucepan.
• Peel and finely chop the onion. Add to the saucepan and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Peel and mince or crush the garlic. Add to the pan and cook for another minutes or two, stirring occasionally.
• Add the tomato purée and stir and cook for another minutes.
• Add the tin of chopped tomatoes, oregano, sea salt and black pepper to taste.
• Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• This should be enough sauce for about two pizzas, so if you’re only making one you can save the sauce for another dish like pasta.
• Put a layer of sauce on the pizza base.
• Sprinkle the cheese on the top.
• Add the tomato slices on top of this.
• Cook in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling.
• Scatter fresh basil leaves on top and serve.