Description
Pizza with creamy butternut squash sauce topped with smoky sage mushrooms, peppery arugula, salty feta, and hot honey drizzle.
Ingredients
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Butternut squash sauce
- 1/2 butternut squash, 1/2 inch cubes
- 1/2 onion, cut into thick slices
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup non-dairy yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup-1 cup of non-dairy milk
Smoky Sage Mushrooms:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 oz. mushrooms, diced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vegan worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 6 sage leaves, roughly chopped
Pizza
- Pizza dough (store bought or homemade) at room temperature
- 2 cups arugula drizzled with olive oil and sprinkle of salt
- 1/2 cup non-dairy feta
- 1/4 cup hot honey (store bought or homemade)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Toss the butternut squash, onion, salt, and black pepper and spread evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
- Roast for 30 minutes until butternut squash is soft and the veggies are starting to brown.
- Put the butternut squash, onion, non-dairy yogurt, and nutritional yeast in a food processor and blend until thick and almost smooth. Begin to slowly drizzle in non-dairy milk until mixture thins out to a thick spreadable puree.
- While the butternut squash is roasting, prepare the mushrooms. Combine soy sauce, maple syrup, paprika, and liquid smoke in a small bowl.
- Heat a cast iron pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and heat until shiny.
- Add mushrooms and sauté for 5-7 minutes until beginning to brown.
- Add the soy sauce mixture and saute for 3-4 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
- Add the chopped sage leaves and saute for 1-2 more minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside
- Once the butternut squash sauce and mushrooms are ready, increase the oven to 450 and use the same baking sheet.
- Dust a clean surface with flour and using your hands spread the pizza dough into a rectangle that is about 9×15.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and spread a layer of sauce (you may not use it all) and sprinkle the mushrooms evenly on the pizza.
- Return to the oven for 8-10 minutes until the edges begin to brown.
- Remove from heat and top of prepared arugula, non-dairy feta cheese, and a drizzle of hot honey.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 50
- Category: Main, pizza
Keywords: Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Pizza, Butternut Squash, Pizza