Monday, September 20, 2010

Vegan Pizza Portabellos


This recipe is Excellent!!

If you like Portobello Mushrooms you will love these.

Vegan Pizza Portobellos

Ingredients:

6 portobello Mushroom(caps-4-5" across )
1 cup tomato/pasta sauce (I used more than 1 cup, probably more like 2 cups)
1 cup chopped red and yellow peppers (I used red and green peppers)
1/2 plus cup chopped sweet onion (like vidalia onion)
6 fresh basil leases (I used more like 8 plus bsasil leaves)
1 Tablspoon red chili flakes (next time I will cut back to 1/2-can always add more )
1 cup raw cashews-soaked in water for 1 hour
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tsp oil
1 garlic clove (I used 2 clove garlic)
2 Tablspoon Nutritional Yeast
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice

Directions:
  1. Make vegan cashew cheese by putting drained cashews in food processor.
  2. Add salt, oil, 4 leaves of basil, garlic cloves Nutritional Yeast, and lemon juice.
  3. Puree until really smooth.
  4. Set aside. (make sure to scrape sides)
  5. Preheat oven to broil, setting on high.
  6. Put parchment paper on baking sheet with sides.
  7. Wash mushrooms, remove stem. I scraped out the black spines around stem.
  8. Pat mushrooms dry, put on parchment paper, concave side up. So that you can fill them.
  9. Put 2-3 Tablespoons (more if needed, to cover bottom of mushroom).
  10. Follow with cashew cheese. I used it all.
  11. Add chopped onions, chopped peppers, and minced fresh basil.
    The recipe suggested to sprinkle the chili flakes on top. I mixed them into the sauce.
  12. Broil in oven 15-20 minutes. ( be sure to watch so they don't burn.

    These where so very good. How about low sodium pizza sauce in place of tomato/pasta sauce.

    Enjoy!! Comments appreciated. (want to know you are out their)

    Have a super evening!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

OMG... I LOVE portabellas and this recipe will be a perfect surprise meal to "pig out" on. Will have to go back into PCRM and check out their gazillion recipes. Thanks Verna!!