Vegan Pizza Dip with Vegan Mozzarella Cream & Herbed Mushrooms

Name: Vegan Pizza Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 12 oz jar pizza sauce (see quick sauce recipe below); 1 tomato thinly sliced; 1/4 cup sliced olives; 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil; 2 tsp olive oil; 1/2 medium onion; 8 oz sliced white or cremini mushrooms (or a combination with portabella and shiitake); 1/4 tsp dreid thyme; 1/4 tsp salt or more salt; 1/4 tsp pepper flakes; 1/3 heaping cup raw cashews (soaked for 5 mins in warm water if needed); 1.5 tbsp tapioca starch; 1 tbsp potato starch (or use more tapioca); 2 cloves roasted garlic (or 1 small raw garlic clove); 1 tsp lemon juice; 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tsp white miso (use chickpea miso to make soy-free or omit); 1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt; 1 tbsp or more nutritional yeast; 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp water

Published: Jan 16, 2017 · Modified: Jan 9, 2019 by Richa 35 Comments

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Vegan Pizza Dip. Easy Pizza Dip with sauteed mushrooms, olives, pizza sauce and from scratch Vegan Cashew Mozzarella cream sauce. Cheesy and Stringy. Gluten-free Recipe. Can be soy-free.

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SuperBowl is just around the corner. Sadly Seahawks wont be there this year and Russell will be missed.

I whipped up this Pizza dip in the half time of the last game. At the end of the video, Chewie was barking away because of the high energy of the last quarter. He knows when his daddy is worked up. We ate half of the dip with the warmed up mini wheat pita breads and later used the rest to make pizza grilled sandwiches! Dip between 2 slices, with some other veggies and greens thrown in, grill and serve.

There are layers of Pizza sauce, sauteed herbed mushrooms and onions, vegan mozzarella style cream sauce, layered with some tomato slices, olives and finished with fresh basil and pepper flakes. The cream sauce has starches that thicken and do their starchy thing during the baking. When the dip is hot out of the oven, there is a cheesy stringy texture and flavor all mixed up with the pizza sauce and mushrooms and olives. All the mess that a pizza dip should be.

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This dip is Easy, Amazing, and versatile. Creamy cheesy mozzarella cream layered with loads of tomato sauce, If you make it, let me know how it turned out in the comments below and tag me on Instagram!! So Stringy…

You can also make this into a pizza pot pie! Add some veggie layer and top with biscuits. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the biscuits are golden

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Vegan Pizza Dip

Vegan Pizza Dip. Easy Pizza Dip with sauteed mushrooms, olives, pizza sauce and from scratch vegan mozzarella cream sauce. Gluten-free Recipe. Can be soy-free

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time35 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: fusion, Gluten-free, Vegan

Servings: 4

Calories: 131kcal

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

12 oz (340.2 g) jar pizza sauce see quick sauce recipe below
1 (1) tomato thinly sliced
1/4 cup (33.75 g) sliced olives
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil

Mushroom onion Mix:

2 tsp olive oil
1/2 (0.5) medium onion
8 oz (226.8 g) sliced white or cremini mushrooms or a combination with portabella and shiitake
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) dreid thyme
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt or more salt
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) pepper flakes

Mozzarella Cream Sauce:

1/3 (0.33) heaping cup raw cashews soaked for 5 mins in warm water if needed
1.5 tbsp tapioca starch
1 tbsp potato starch or use more tapioca
2 cloves roasted garlic or 1 small raw garlic clove
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) white miso use chickpea miso to make soy-free or omit
1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp or more nutritional yeast
3/4 cup (188 ml) + 2 tbsp water

Instructions

Make the mushroom onion saute: Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and toss well. Cook partially covered for 7 minutes. Add thyme, salt and pepper flakes and mix well. Cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until golden.
Drain the cashews if soaked. Blend all the ingredients under mozzarella cream, Taste and adjust salt and tang and set aside. If you omitted the miso, you might need to add more salt. Prep the rest of the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F / 200ºc.
In a loaf pan, or other small baking dish, Add some of the pizza sauce and spread it out, then a some of the mozzarella cream. Distribute the mushroom mixture over the cream.
Add another layer of pizza sauce, another layer of mozzarella cream. Sprinkle olives all over.
Place tomato slices on top. Sprinkle salt, thyme or oregano.
Bake at 400 deg F / 200ºc for 25 minutes.
Sprinkle fresh basil and pepper flakes on top. Serve hot with crusty bread, garlic bread or pita bread. I use mini wheat pitas that have been warmed in the oven in the last 5 minutes of the dip bake time.

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Notes

Quick Pizza Sauce: 6 oz tomato paste, 2 tsp or more italian herbs to taste, 1/4 tsp salt, black pepper, 1 tsp olive oil, 2 tsp minced garlic, water to thin (3/4 to 1 cup). Mix everything and use.

Nutritional values based on one serving

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Pizza Dip

Amount Per Serving

Calories 131 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Sodium 848mg37%

Potassium 629mg18%

Carbohydrates 16g5%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 765IU15%

Vitamin C 13.5mg16%

Calcium 24mg2%

Iron 1.4mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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