Mashed Potato Pizza Crust (Vegan & Easy)

table with parchment paper and freshly baked plant-based cauliflower potato crust pizza with arugula

Mashed Potato Pizza Crust (Vegan & Easy)

This easy 3-ingredient vegan mashed potato pizza crust is naturally gluten-free, nutritious and low in calories. Add your favorite plant-based toppings, such as basil pesto, chickpeas and greens, to create the healthiest grain-free pizza to be enjoyed any day of the week!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword dinner, gluten-free, Italian, pizza, weight loss

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings pizzas

Calories 339

Author Alena Schowalter

Ingredients

Potato Pizza Crust

1 ½ lb potatoes peeled and cubed (680 g)
2 cups cauliflower florets 200 g
5 tablespoons potato starch
Salt and pepper to taste
Pinch of nutritional yeast optional

Toppings

Green hummus
½ cup cooked chickpeas 80 g, drained
½ medium zucchini 100 g, thinly sliced
1 large tomato thinly sliced
1-2 button mushrooms thinly sliced
½ red onion thinly sliced
1 cup fresh arugula 20 g
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Make the Potato Pizza Crust

Using a medium-sized pot, steam your cubed potatoes and cauliflower florets for around 25 minutes until soft and fork-tender.
Then, preheat the oven to 430° F (220° C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Once the potatoes and cauliflower are done cooking, drain them well. Using an immersion blender, fork or food processor, mash them until completely smooth.
Add potato starch, salt, pepper and mix until well-combined.
Using a wet spatula, thinly spread the potato mixture onto your prepared baking sheets, forming two pizza crusts.
Place the baking sheets into the oven and bake your potato crust for 15-20 minutes until lightly golden.

Assemble the Veggie Pizza

Once this time has elapsed, remove the potato pizza crust from the oven. Spread with hummus and top with chickpeas, zucchini, tomato, mushrooms and onion.
Lightly season your potato veggie pizza with salt and pepper and return to the oven to bake for another 15 minutes.
Top with fresh arugula, nutritional yeast or vegan parmesan if desired, then serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

Delicious topping ideas include artichokes, broccoli, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, vegan cheese sauce & more (see list in the article above).
For a firmer texture for your potato pizza crust, add some almond, chickpea or oat flour. If your mixture doesn’t really hold together, add a flax egg.
You can also use tomato sauce or pesto instead of hummus.

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