The Best Vegan Cheese Pizza
Delicious and rich vegan cheese pizza packed full of creamy, cheesy, rich flavour!
- Prep time
- 50 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 onion (finely diced)
- 1 tsp olive oil (or other vegetable oil)
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp dry basil
- Seasoning: salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, basil (add to taste)
- ½ cup cashews (raw)
- ½ cup dairy-free milk (unsweetened)
- 1½ tbsp tapioca flour
- ⅛ tsp citric acid
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tbsp agar
- 20 ice cubes
- 2 large tomatoes
- ½ cup pine nuts (roasted)
- 2 cups arugula (rocket)
- 2 pizza bases
Instructions
- 1
Heat up oil in a medium-sized pan. Add onion.
- 2
Gently fry for 5-7 minutes until translucent. Add a can of chopped tomatoes.
- 3
Generously add your seasoning and adjust to taste. Let simmer for 2 minutes.
- 4
Remove from heat and set aside.
- 5
Place raw cashews in a bowl and fill with boiling hot water until they are covered completely. Soak until soft - approx. 20 minutes.
- 6
Drain and rinse the cashews.
- 7
Place cashews in a blender or food processor. Add all the remaining ingredients (except for the ice).
- 8
Blend until a thick paste is formed.
- 9
Pour mixture into a non-stick pot and slowly heat up while stirring continiously.
- 10
In a few minutes, you will notice the mixture is starting to thicken.
- 11
Keep stirring on the heat for a further 1-2 minutes to ensure the agar is activated and the cheese sets.
- 12
Prepare an ice bath by using half a tray of ice cubes and 2 cups (500 ml) of cold water in a large bowl.
- 13
Scoop the cheese mixture into small balls and dunk in the ice water mixture. Allow to chill for 10 – 20 minutes before eating.
- 14
Cut vegan cheese into slices, ready to be used for your pizza.
- 15
Grab your pizza base and generously spread tomato sauce over your base.
- 16
Add freshly sliced tomatoes, spreading them equally across your pizza.
- 17
Add other toppings of choice (or leave as it is) and bake at 200°C (fan oven) for 15 minutes. Important - if you’re using a premade pizza base, follow the baking instructions on the packaging.
- 18
In the meantime, roast a handful of pine kernels in a non-stick pan (no oil).
- 19
Once baked, remove pizza from the oven and generously top off with pine nuts, sliced vegan cheese and arugula.