Lower Sodium Veggie Pizza Recipes

LOW SODIUM PIZZA

Steps:

• In a small pot, mix together sauce ingredients.
• Simmer on low for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove sauce from heat and set aside to cool.
• Shred cheese, prepare vegetable and meat toppings, and set aside.
• Spray pizza pan with non stick cooking spray, and set aside.
• Stir yeast and sugar into warm water. Let sit for 8 minutes. Mixture should start to foam slightly.
• In a large mixing bowl, add flour, olive oil, and yeast mixture.
• Mix until blended. In order to keep the mixture dry or moist enough to work with, you may need to add flour or water,.
• Once mixed well, form into a ball.
• On a floured surface, pick dough ball up and throw down hard several times.
• With floured hands (using as little flour as possible) kneed for 2 minutes.
• Place dough in center of pizza pan.
• Using the palm of your hand, press dough out to edges of pan.
• Thumb print outside edge of crust.
• Place pan in preheated 425 º F oven for 10 minutes, then remove.
• In a small bowl mix melted margarine and small amount of Garlic powder.
• Brush margarine and garlic mixture on outside edge of crust.
• Spread sauce, sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes, then add shredded cheese, and toppings of your choice to pizza.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 425º F for 20 to 25 minutes.

LOWER-SODIUM VEGGIE PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. PIZZA DOUGH: Add liquid to Bread Machine pan first, then dry ingredients, then yeast. Set bread machine for DOUGH cycle. Once risen, remove,divide and roll out into desired sizes, and cook on gas grill, then bring in and add toppings and pop under low broiler till cheese is hot and bubbly. If grilling dough, spray grill racks with non stick spray (away from flame)or both sides of pizza dough to insure dough does not stick. For foccacia dough https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/other-bread/foccacia-bread-sticks-bread-machine-recipe.html you can use this with or without the spice toppings. VEGGIES may be grilled as well to provide the pizza with a more flavorful grilled flavor.
• 2. OR: Roll out dough, I use cornmeal to roll dough out on, sprinkle olive oil into bottom of 13" cast iron skillet or pizza pan, or spray with non stick spray, place dough on pan.
• 3. Brush olive oil onto crust,add cheese, scatter drained, diced tomatoes over cheese. Add bell pepper, onion, & mushroom. Drizzle on small amount of olive oil, sprinkle pepper flakes, and mrs. dash tomato & basil.
• 4. Bake 425* for 30 minutes. You may need to adjust the time according to your oven and/or pan. NOTE: If you grill the dough, you only need to pop it under a low broiler for about 10 min.

ULTIMATE VEGGIE PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit with a rack in the upper third of the oven. If you're using a baking stone or baking steel, place it on the upper rack. Prepare dough through step 5.
• Spread pizza sauce evenly over the two pizzas, leaving about 1 inch bare around the edges. Evenly distribute the spinach on top of the sauce, followed by the cheese (use all three cups if you want a cheesy pizza as shown here).
• Top the pizzas with artichoke, bell pepper, red onion, tomatoes, olives and almonds (if using).
• Bake pizzas individually on the top rack until the crust is golden and the cheese is golden and bubbly, about 10 to 12 minutes (or significantly less, if you're using a baking stone/steel-keep an eye on it).
• Transfer pizzas to a cutting board and sprinkle with with fresh basil, red pepper flakes and Parmesan, if using. Slice and serve! Leftover pizza keeps well in the refrigerator for 4 days, or for several months in the freezer.

LOW SODIUM VEGGIE "PIZZA"

Steps:

• Sprinkle the Bread with olive oil, garlic powder and Italian Seasoning.
• Cut zucchini, roma tomatoes and mozzerella cheese in thin slices, enough to cover bread.
• Layer bread w/ tomatoes first, zucchini next, then top with cheese.
• Use toaster oven to toast a little then broil until cheese is brown and bubbly!
• Let Cool a bit and Enjoy!
• Note: calculated sodium for CHF sufferers or anybody watching sodium is 190mg.