Cheese-less Pizza

nashbama

So I know what you're thinking. Who in their right mind would make a cheese-less pizza?

Here's the story. My wife and I had our first baby back in December. Our daughter was having issues with reflux, so while she's nursing my wife can't have dairy or caffeine. She hasn't had a good pizza in six months, so I decided to try and make her one.

Due to time restraints, I wasn't able to make my own sauce and dough. I went with store bought dough and chunky marinara sauce. I added red bell pepper, sweet onions, pineapple, pepperoni, and baby spinach. The spinach was more for color than taste. I cooked it at about 425 for 20 minutes.

I was surprised at how well it came out. The pineapple added a sweetness that went great with the salty pepperoni and tangy marinara. My wife loved it and my daughter had no reflux issues. It's definitely worth trying if you're having to stay away from cheese for a while.

Eggcelsior

Nice job. My mom is vegan and does this all the time with pizza.

gdenby

I'm not surprised. A few years ago I had my first true Neapolitan style pizza. Among the offering were a basic marinara. It was delicious. Most of the other pies had some fresh mozzarella, or maybe a little parmesan, but nothing like the amount that is standard on American style 'za.

Sometimes we even leave out the tomato sauce, and just use olive oil for the base. More like a Provencal pissaladiere. A nice change from the standard.

Little Steven

I like olive oil, rosemary, caramelized onions, garlic and torn basil on occasion.

gdenby

Little Steven said:

I like olive oil, rosemary, caramelized onions, garlic and torn basil on occasion.

Try adding a little crushed pistachio or walnut.

Little Steven

I've done pine nuts on for the last few minutes and they turn out great. They burn easy though. I like the pistachio idea.

caliking

Nicely done! We're not big fans of cheese (especially SWMBO), so that looks like something we would like.

grege345

Nothin wrong with tomato pie