Croque Monsieur Pizza
Yes! I made a Croque Monsieur sandwich into a pizza
Equipment
- large cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- Basic Pizza Dough recipe or 1 package store-bought dough dough recipe linked above
- 2 Tbsp plant-based butter divided
- 5 slices of plant-based cheese
- 8 slices of vegan ham
- fresh thyme leaves to finish
Bechamel Sauce Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp plant-based butter
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened original plant-based milk
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500°F and place cast iron pan inside oven while preheating
- While oven is preheating make the bechamel sauce by heating a small sauce pan over medium heat
- Add 2 Tbsp of plant-based butter to the pan and melt
- When butter is melted, take a whisk and add the flour while whisking until combined and let mixture cook for 1 minute while stirring occasionally
- Add ⅓ cup of the plant-based milk and whisk vigorously until everything is smooth; repeat until all of the milk is added to the mixture
- Turn down the heat to low and let bechamel simmer, until it is thick
- Season with salt and the remaining spices
- Once the oven is preheated carefully remove the skillet and drop 1 Tbsp of plant-based butter into the pan. Brush butter as it melts to coat the pan
- Roll the pizza dough out into a circle about the size of your skillet and drop into the pan spreading the dough to touch all sides
- Melt the remaining 1 Tbsp of plant-based butter and brush it over the top of the dough
- Top dough with plant-based cheese slices and vegan ham slices
- Pour your desired amount of bechamel sauce over the pizza
- Bake pizza for 12 - 15 minutes until crust is golden
- Sprinkle fresh thyme leaves over pizza and serve
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