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Spicy Butternut Squash Pizza with Caramelized Onions

Slice by slice, this fall-inspired vegan spicy butternut squash pizza will disappear before your eyes. Made with homemade crust, spicy roasted butternut squash, a simple 5-minute pizza sauce and ooey-gooey vegan cheese. This sweet and spicy pizza will become your new favourite savoury vegan fall recipe.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 people 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: American, Italian
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Ingredients

Pizza Base

  • 390 g all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil (plus more for greasing bowls)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 240 ml lukewarm water
  • 1 pack fast action yeast (7g)
  • 2 tsp maple syrup

Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash

  • 4 cups cubed butternut squash
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 34 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • salt + black pepper

Pizza Sauce + Other Toppings

  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree/paste
  • 2 garlic cloves (grated)
  • 1/2 tsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chilli powder (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 12 cups vegan cheese (grated)

Instructions

Pizza Base

  1. Start by combining lukewarm water with maple syrup and fast action yeast. Set aside until foamy. In another bowl, combine plain flour with olive oil and salt. Pour the foamy yeast water over the dry, and mix until it forms a ball of dough. Knead the dough on a well-floured surface for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough is soft. Divide dough in half, form into a ball and place each dough ball into two different well-greased bowls. Cover them both with a tea towel, place them in a warm, non-drafty area for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash

  1. Preheat oven to 218°C/425°F
  2. 40 minutes before the pizza base is done rising. Cut butternut squash into cubes, and transfer into a baking tray, along with chopped garlic cloves, olive oil, ground cumin, chilli powder, dried oregano, salt and black pepper. Mix until all butternut squash cubes are covered with seasoning. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until tender. Stirring halfway.

Pizza Sauce + Other Toppings

  1. To make the pizza sauce, combine 4 tbsp olive oil, tomato puree/paste, ground cumin, chilli powder, maple syrup, grated garlic cloves, salt and pepper. Set aside until needed. In another bowl, combine the grated vegan cheese with 4 tbsp of water.
  2. Heat 1-2 tbsp oil in a pan over medium/high heat. Add in the onions and while consistently stirring, cook until they're caramelized.

Assembly

  1. Drizzle oil in a pizza baking tray. With clean hands, stretch out one of the risen dough balls in the baking tray until it's a 12-inch circle. Add half of the pizza sauce, 1/4 of the butternut squash, 1/2 of the onion, 1/4 of the vegan cheese, 1/4 of the butternut squash, 1/4 of the vegan cheese and finally, a few kale leaves. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pizza base is cooked.
  2. Repeat the above steps to make the second pizza. Enjoy warm!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 650