Crunchy Raw Pizza - Wholesome and Tasty (Vegan)
Only a few weeks away from Bali and I already missed the abundance of affordable and super delicious raw vegan dishes. My green salad for dinner with all the great ingredients was tasty, but just couldn’t keep up to the crunchy raw pizza, flavorful pasta, lasagne and creamy soups I got used to on Bali, where we lived a few months this year.
So back in Germany visiting our families, we went through a little withdrawal and had to come up with our own creations to stay satisfied in this transition to more simple dinner meals again.
And if you know a little about the raw cuisine, you might have heard about all those amazing dishes that often need a dehydrator to get as crisp and flavorful as we like it. But, I found a little trick to transform our oven in a dehydrator that I happily share with you.
The following recipe is for three small pizzas, with the size similar to that on the pictures.
Crunchy pizza base
- 1/3 cup flaxseeds
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 1/3 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 red bell pepper
Creamy tomato sauce
- 4 tomatoes
- 3 tbsp dried tomatoes
- 2 dates
- Herbs and spices of your choice
Colorful pizza toppings
- 1-2 bell peppers
- 4 champignons
- 1 red onion
- A few leaves wild basil
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- Italian herbs
- For the dough, blend the pizza base ingredients with a hand mixer or a food processor. It should become a homogenous and creamy dough.
- Spread the dough evenly onto a baking paper, in any shape you like. I myself prefer the pizza foundation to be very thin, which also reduces the time in the oven and saves some energy.
- Put the baking paper onto a baking tray and into your oven at the lowest temperature, which is normally around 45-50°C so that the enzymes in the food still stay intact. You can put a wooden spoon into the oven door to increase the air flow inside and reduce the baking time.
- The pizza base needs about 2-3 hours in the oven until it becomes firm and crunchy. Check its texture now and then, your version might need more or less time.
- For the tomato sauce, blend all the ingredients mentioned above and add some Italian herbs or cayenne pepper if you want. Spread the sauce onto the pizza base, once you take it out of the oven.
- As toppings chop up whatever you feel like and throw it onto your pizza. I like to add some nutritional yeast at the end, it has a cheese-like flavor that you don’t want to miss on your pizza creation.
- At this point, some people like to put the pizza in the oven once again, so that the toppings get a cooked-like flavor. I prefer them crunchy and fresh in their rawest state.
I know, this method of using your oven as dehydrator is not the most economical way of preparing food and I will definitely equip myself with a real dehydrator once I have settled somewhere. For now, I treat myself with such a dish on very rare occasions only. And to be most efficient, I make triple the amount of the recipe so that the whole oven is filled with pizza base, this way I can enjoy the deliciousness for several days in a row.
Have you ever tried raw vegan pizza? I’d love to hear about your favorite toppings and I hope that this recipe inspires you to try your own raw pizza version!
✨ This post is taking part in the wonderful Fruits and Veggies Monday competition from @lenasveganliving.
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Have a wonderful day and a fruity journey ahead!
Yours, Anais
Nomadic adventuress since 2018 | Raw foodie | Health enthusiast | Minimalist | Freedom seeker | Passionate believer in a life full of bliss.
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oh how tasty your live pizza looks)))
I want it for breakfast now)))
Thank you, Inna! ☺️ With this creation, breakfast pizza is not even the worst idea, I couldn't imagine having an ordinary one for breakfast though - I'd then rather stick to my smoothie. 😁
smoothie well when you have warm weather)
and we already have snow and we want something satisfying)
I still munching my smoothie in winter - Germany is so cold for me right now, coming from SEA. 🙈 I just need a big scarf and a comfy hat to accompany my breakfast. 😄
That looks so colorful Anais! Definitely a great way to make it work even without having a dehydrator currently. You know I love to prep ahead of time anyway, so it's a great tip to make a few at time to preserve energy in the kitchen and your own energy preparing it. :) I haven't made my own raw pizza, I've just had some from a local raw vegan vendor at the farmers market a month or so ago that was delicious.
Thank you, Katie! ☺️ And the drying process surely gives them a longer shelf life, so perfect to prepare for future meals.
Wow, there is a raw vegan vendor at your market? I'd love that here in Germany, but unfortunately raw food is still pretty uncommon here. Well, it's time to change that. 😁
You are just amazing @rawadventuress. I love this raw pizza and am glad to know how to dehydrate without a dehydrator. The fresh crunchy veggies are waking up my appetite from here. Great entry my friend!
From start to finish how long would you say this recipe took you to prepare?
Thank you! 💚 It can be pretty simple, right? But nevertheless I dream of a small kitchen with a dehydrator instead of an oven and one day I will realize that idea. 😁
The dough was pretty easy to blend up, as well as the sauce - so no big job there. I once even couldn't wait much longer than 2 hours and the dough was already good to enjoy. So if you want to cut it short you are ready to eat in 20 minutes of preparation and 2 hours of oven time. 😉
I am just now toying with the idea of rawness and this recipe is a perfect introduction in to the endless possibilities.
Nice! Keep in mind that even a greater percentage of raw food is a win, no need to go all in right at the beginning. 😉
I also have this same dream but Im picking about having a good dehydrator and waiting for the moment I can afford it!
looks very delicious and thanks for the great tip!
My pleasure, have fun making your own colorful batch. 😉
This is definitely a recipe I must keep for later. I still didn't have the dehydrator, because I didn't move as I was planing. For now everything is on hold, so will see next year. Anyway, this pizza looks amazing and Anais, well done my Dear 🍒 🍌🍑🌿🍍🍓🍇
Thank you, Lena! Well, still dreaming of that dehydrator the two of us, right? Till then, this pizza will also do. 😁
Hopefully you come a bit closer to your dream next year, I might spend some more time in Bali to enjoy dehydrated stuff without any time in the kitchen. 🙈
Hello your pizza looks divine!!!im very intrigued by the base recipe i should give it a try:)
Thank you! ☺️ It is super simple and way more nutritious than the ordinary pizza recipes. 💚
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Thank you, guys - I appreciate your efforts and support! 💚
I have never tried a raw pizza and i didn't know there was one. Your pizza is exceptionally delicious anais, i knew, as fresh is best. I soo love to try one if omly i could now. Well done!
Take care
Thank you, Sheryl! There are so many great raw food recipes out there which get their crunch and flavor from the dehydrating process - pizza is just one of many delicious wonders in that kind of cuisine.
Have fun exploring this one. 💚
The vegan pizza looks yummy and colourful and I love your cooking too
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻☺️
It's my pleasure
Have never thought that this type of pizza exist. Actually for me Pizza without stone oven bread is not pizza but as we know never say never. As a person I am very open to different type of cuisine and I love vegetables, many of them I enjoy as fresh salad I just cut them into chunky pieces, sometimes i even do not put any vinegar, just their original juices. Looking at the pictures, the Pizza really looks crunchy and I would probably try to use your recipe and see if my one would look like yours. From taste of view, I believe it mostly has the taste of the vegetables that used and there is no problem , I love them.
Thank you for stopping by, Stef! I totally get that, it is difficult to imagine our favorite recipes in such an unconventional way. And I assure you that this pizza does not taste like any pizza from your favorite Italian restaurant, but much more wholesome and natural. I myself love that about healthier foods, since fresh veggies have an amazing taste once you give them the space to show their flavors. You seem to resonate with that, so I bet you would like this creation. 😉
Thank you for such reply, it was just interesting to know your impressions once you tasted it. I definitely try to prepare such Pizza, I can imagine the faces of my men: hubby and son, as they both like salami and tuna or something like that on Pizza, typical Men :)
They might not even recognize it as real pizza, right? 😄 Well, you might want to throw some vegan cheese or meat alternative on there, in that case. 😉