Pizza with Plant Based Walnut Sausage Pizza

Prep time:                15 minutes

Total time:                about 25 minutes              

INGREDIENTS

Walnut Sausage Crumble:

1 cup California walnuts

1/2 cup cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

1 tablespoon coconut aminos

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoons fennel seed

2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon celery salt

Pizza:

Stonefire Pizza Crusts, Naan Bread or Naan Mini’s

Prepared pizza sauce

Fresh mozzarella

Sliced fresh veggies and olives

Grated Parmesan cheese and snipped fresh basil (optional toppings)

DIRECTIONS

1.    In a food processor combine all Walnut Sausage Crumble ingredients and pulse to a sausage like consistency, stirring to bring the finely chopped mixture from the bottom to the top to mix evenly.

2.    Spread naan pizza crusts or bread with pizza sauce and top with desired toppings Add small pinches of walnut mixture to the top.

3.    Bake for 8 minutes or until pizza is golden brown on the edges. Garnish with basil leaves and Parmesan.

Recipe tip:

Mixture may also be precooked for 10 minutes at 500°F on parchment lined baking sheets