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Vegan Chimichurri Pizza With Mushrooms

A deliciously hearty pizza with chimichurri, sautéed mushrooms, tomatoes & sliced garlic.
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Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 0 people

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Instructions
 

To prepare the mushrooms:

  • Over medium heat, in an enameled cast iron pot or non-stick skillet, add sliced mushrooms.
  • Cook the mushrooms until all of their water has been released and evaporated, approximately 4-5 minutes.
  • Add olive oil and salt and cook until browned and the mushrooms have absorbed the oil, approximately 1-2 minutes.

To prepare the pizza:

  • Pour the flour onto a plate.
  • Place the dough ball onto the flour, flip and flour the other side and then stretch out pizza dough to a 15"-16" circle.
  • Place the round dough on a lightly floured pizza peel.
  • Using a spoon, evenly spread chimichurri around the pizza dough, leaving an inch of space from the edge.
  • Evenly space out tomatoes on top.
  • Then, evenly sprinkle the garlic and mushrooms on top.

If using an Ooni:

  • Preheat the Ooni on the high-temperature setting for at least 15-20 minutes.
  • Once the Ooni has preheated, lower the temperature setting by using a slow-bake hack. Push the dial in, as if you're going to turn off the oven, and set the dial to 11:00. You'll notice the flame lower significantly. **See the video below for the tutorial.**
  • Launch the pizza into the Ooni using a jerky sliding movement using a pizza peel.
  • Turn the pizza 45 degrees every 45 seconds-1 minute using a turning pizza peel. You'll know to turn the pizza once the side closest to the flame is golden and the cheese and toppings are melted and caramelized.
  • The pizza will be fully cooked in 3-4 minutes.
  • Use a pizza peel to pull the pizza from the Ooni.
  • Using a pizza cutter, cut into 6-8 slices.

If using an oven:

  • Place the pizza stone on the middle rack and the pizza steel on the bottom rack.
  • Preheat the oven to 550 degrees for 1 hour.
  • Using a pizza peel, launch the pizza onto the pizza stone in the oven using a jerky sliding movement.
  • Cook the pizza for 5-6 minutes.
  • Once the pizza is puffed up, using the pizza peel, transfer the pizza to the pizza steel on the bottom rack, rotating the pizza 180 degrees.
  • Cook the pizza for 5-6 minutes.
  • Pull the pizza when it has reached your preferred level of doneness. Whether you prefer a golden crust or a charred crust, you're looking for the top to be bubbling and caramelized throughout.
  • Using a pizza cutter, cut into 6-8 slices.

Pro tips:

  • After topping the pizza dough, give the peel a little shimmy to make sure the dough isn't stuck to the peel before attempting to launch it into the oven.
    If the pizza is stuck, use a bench scraper to loosen the dough.
    If the pizza is still stuck, use a bench scraper to gently lift a side of the pizza and toss more flour underneath. Repeat all the way around until the pizza slides when you give it another shimmy.
  • When using a standard oven, consider using both a pizza stone and pizza steel. The pizza stone cooks the pizza, but the pizza steel is what gives an oven-baked pizza that crispy crust that you would expect from a fired pizza oven.
  • The slow-bake Ooni hack churns out a pizza with a sturdier and crispier crust. **See the video below for the tutorial.**

Notes

How to include your child(ren): Chefs of all ages can help with preparing your mise en place. Your little chef(s) can use a butter knife to cut the tomatoes, while your older chef(s) can test their hand at stretching the dough.
Fine-tune those fine motor skills by spreading the chimichurri and sprinkling on the toppings.
Introduce elementary math and time perception by setting timers. Little chef(s) will familiarize themselves with numbers while also learning how long 5 minutes feels like... which to a 3-year-old will feel like forever.
With adult supervision, older chef(s) can learn how to launch, turn and pull pizzas from the oven, or at least determine when they're ready to be turned and pulled by their doneness.
Keyword chimichurri, pizza, vegan
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