I have made this recipe for almost two decades. It has morphed over the years into a more flavorful version of the original. That is what I love about cooking. I could be working from a recipe or trying to find inspiration from a handful of ingredients in my fridge. Either way, I am free to be creative, experiment, and never make the same thing twice.
This is where my food blog has helped motivate me to document my recipes. On too many occasions my family has asked me to make a specific meal and I would be left trying to recount what ingredients I had used to create the recipe. It finally progressed to the point where my daughter had me get a little notebook to jot down ingredients and directions for meals that she enjoyed. As soon as she was finished eating she would say, “Did you write this one down?”
I still only have a select few recipes that I will make on repeat. I enjoy the creative process of cooking too much to change in that way. However, I always have a Google Doc open to document my process as I work. It has been helpful when I need to recall specific ingredients and inspire new ideas for future recipes.
Okay, so now onto the actual recipe I came here to post. My peanut curry vegan chicken pizza is definitely inspired by Asian flavors but it is by no means traditional. I love curry powders and pastes and I am always adding some to recipes that need a little something to round out the flavors. In this recipe, the sauce is what holds this pizza recipe together. I make so much of it that you put it on the pizza as the sauce and you drizzle the rest over the top of the remaining ingredients after pulling the pizza from the oven.
Nutiva sent me various sauces and marinades to try during my recipe development and I have been experimenting with how I can incorporate the different flavors. For this recipe, I knew the Coconut Secret garlic sauce and marinade would be perfect. I am always looking for ways to cut sodium without sacrificing flavor in my recipes. The garlic sauce and marinade is made with 39% less sodium than other garlic stir-fry sauces. It is soy and gluten-free!
The base of the pizza sauce is natural peanut butter. Next, I incorporated the Nutiva garlic sauce, Gochujang paste, tamarind concentrate, and curry powder to bring in elements of Asian flavors. The sauce is finished off with earthy sesame oil, a kick of spice from the fresh ginger, and sweetness from the rice vinegar.
If you are looking for more unique pizza inspiration check out these recipes:
- Carrot Top Pesto Pizza on a Spelt Crust
- Vegan Croque Monsieur Pizza
- Spiced Tomato Naan Pizza
- Chipotle Mushroom and Guacamole Pizza
Peanut Curry Vegan Chicken Pizza
Equipment
- Pizza Pan
- cutting board
- Chef's Knife
Ingredients
- vegan chicken cooked and cut into strips if necessary
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Secret organic garlic sauce and marinade
- 1 Tbsp gochujang paste
- 2 ½ tsp tamarind concentrate
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 store-bought pizza dough
- 4 baby bella mushrooms thinly sliced
- ½ red bell pepper sliced
- 1 green onion thinly sliced white and green parts divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F
- Spread dough into a 16” circle and place on a lightly oiled pizza pan
- Whisk together peanut butter, garlic sauce, gochujang, tamarind, curry powder, sesame oil, ginger, rice vinegar, and water in a bowl
- Spread half of the sauce mixture over the pizza dough
- Top with vegan chicken, mushrooms, pepper, and white parts of the onion
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the crust is crisp and golden
- Remove pizza from oven and drizzle with remaining peanut sauce and top with green parts of the onion
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