Summer Time Vegan Pizza

It seems as though this past weekend Chicago heard me complaining about the weather. It finally felt like June this weekend, people were filling the streets, going to festivals, putting the top down on convertibles, and grilling out. The epitome of why many people live in Chicago. It was a beautiful weekend, and it inspired me to get to the market and invite some friends over for some delicious food.
For Sunday lunch I invited my friend Mary over to see my new apartment and sit in the sun, and catch up/ gossip as us women do. Mary is a vegan, so at times it can be challenging for a Irish girl like myself to cook without cheese, or meat. Yet every time I do it, I enjoy the challenge, and enjoy the food. So yesterday I rifled through my fridge and came up with my version of a summer time vegan pizza. I had a pizza dough ball from my favorite pizza shop, which is vegan, and many veggies left over from the market. I simply made the dough, chopped some fresh garlic, and layered the asparagus, zucchini, and plum tomatoes strategically around the pizza, and threw it in the oven, and roasted it for around 20 minutes. VOILA! It was light, healthy and delicious. Mary and I had a great time catching up, and eating our delicious creation.
It always interests me when people get so hung up on vegetarianism. The old tried and true cliche phrase "you don't know unless you try" is one of my favorites. I enjoy trying different foods, even if they don't involve meat or cheese. This recipe was absolutely delicious, and a fun way to push the limits of pizza making. So moral of the story, TRY IT!


Summer Time Pizza
Serves 4

Ingredients
Pizza dough
Olive Oil
2 cloves Garlic
1 Zucchini, sliced
1 Plum Tomatoe, sliced
3 Stalks Asparagus, sliced

Directions.

1. Preheat oven at 375*
2. Roll out pizza dough to desired thickness, and place on pizza stone or pizza pan.
3. Drizzle dough with favorite Olive Oil, and scatter chopped garlic around dough.
4. Arrange veggies around dough, in any fashion you like. It can be thrown on, or strategically placed.
5. Bake in oven for aprox 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

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