Vegan Pizza with Homemade Veggie Crust and Kale

Ingredients:

CRUST:

2 medium zucchini grated

1 large carrot grated

1 medium beet peeled and grated

1 t. garlic powder

sprinkle of salt

1 t. fresh rosemary chopped

2 t. fresh oregano

2/3 c. whole wheat flour

2 T. olive oil

1 T. sesame seeds

TOPPINGS: pizza sauce, vegan cheese grated (Follow Your Heart or Daiya), and fresh kale, washed and chopped.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place zucchini, carrot, beet, garlic powder and salt in a strainer and let sit for 15 minutes. Squeeze excess moisture out and place in a medium bowl. Add rosemary, and oregano and mix. Add flour and mix to coat well. Add oil and mix. Form into a ball with hands, and press flat onto a greased pizza pan sprinkled with sesame seeds. Press and rotate until even. Bake for 35 minutes.

Add pizza sauce, kale and vegan cheese and bake another 15 minutes. Enjoy!

Substitutions: Another zucchini can be used in place of beet. Also spinach can be easily substituted for kale but it should be steamed and chopped first. Black olives and/or mushrooms are great on this pizza!

(Credit goes to my friend Lisa K. for her contributions to this pizza crust recipe.) :)