white pizza with roasted garlic coconut cream and sun dried tomatoes
i love pizza in all it’s forms. sure it’s traditionally topped with red sauce and gooey strands of cheezy goodness, but also layered with pesto instead, or no sauce at all. with this recipe i had the idea that rather than worrying about not only making a sauce but also a cheese substitute, i could make a combination of the two.
the sauce is made creamy by a little coconut milk, while all the flavor explodes from the roasted garlic, which permeates the soft chewiness of the crust. complimented nicely by hints of tangy sweetness from sun dried tomatoes and little bursts of freshness added by thyme.
if you’ve never taken a crack at making your own pizza, what better time than now?
crust
1 1/2 tsp active yeast
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp ground coriander
1 c warm water
about 2 c unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp + 2 tbsp olive oil
roasted garlic coconut cream
2 heads garlic
1/2 c coconut milk
1/4 tsp salt
toppings
1/2 c sun dried tomatoes
a few sprigs fresh thyme
mix together the dry active yeast, sugar and ground coriander in a large bowl. mix in the 1 cup of water, which should be warm to the touch. set aside for a few minutes until it foams.
then toss in the salt and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and slowly sift in about 1 3/4 cups flour until it sticks together into a loose dough.
lightly flour a cutting board and turn the dough out onto it. lightly knead it for about a minute, then set the ball in a large bowl greased with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. turn the dough over to cover in oil.
then let sit in a warm place until it doubles in size, this may take an hour or two.
meanwhile roast the heads of garlic. chop the tops off to make them easier to extract later. lay them in aluminum foil and cover with a little olive oil. roast at 375F for about an hour until light golden brown.
when they are cool enough to handle you can pop the cloves out with your fingers. blend them with the coconut milk and salt, and set aside.
at least an hour before you assemble the pizza rehydrate your sun dried tomatoes in water, and drain before using.
once the dough has risen, preheat the oven to 475F to give it plenty of time to heat up. lightly flour a large baking pan, then sprinkle the top of the dough and your hands. gently remove the dough from the bowl onto the pan – it will deflate a little. lightly flour the dough again if needed and press out to a large oval, slightly thicker around the edges.
lightly pour the cream across the crust, then dress with the sun dried tomatoes and bits of fresh thyme.
bake at 475F for 10 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges and the cream is starting to bubble.
cut up and enjoy immediately!
yields 3-4 servings
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Recipe by Jacqueline Gabardy, L.Ac. of Pivot Acupuncture & Herbs
Using coconut milk is a stroke of genius…the pizza looks picture perfect and I’m sure it tastes just a good too.
Coconut milk on pizza?!? Sounds very intriguing and no doubt delicious. I’m gonna try this out soon and if I like it, it will certainly be on the menu at my next pizza party!
Wow jacqueline you have done it again! This looks phenomenal and I am making it as soon as the BD gets off vacation and goes back to work! I am dreaming of eating this on a thursday night with my favorite show and a glass of wine! Just wondering if you are using a stone? I can’t live without mine, and I just want to make sure I don’t have to alter the temp!
i actually don’t have a pizza stone, but helps a lot to use one, just let it heat up for a while first.
This looks amazing! And such a great idea. Do you think I might be able to get the same result with a vegan béchamel sauce in place of coconut milk? I think I’ll experiment and make this tomorrow, all smothered with veggies.
i think that would work great!
Um….WOW?!? You really don’t taste the coconut milk at all?? Must make this!
What an awesome idea! Cannot wait to give it a shot! Roasted garlic on pizza is always the best.
This looks delicious. I can’t wait to make it!
I’ve never thought of making a garlic and coconut sauce for pizza. What a great idea! I’m going to try this sometime soon. We have pizza a lot while traveling and this sounds like a good way to mix it up.
This looks incredible, I will definitely give it a try! Thank you xxx
just this weekend i used coconut milk instead of soy milk in a cupcake recipe. glad to know it can be used in other delicious ways.
Hmm, it looks tasty, I m gonna try this recipe and deliver it to my customers as well. Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe.
I cannot get over this white sauce – how did you ever think it up? Om nom nom, oh my goodness I must try this sumptuous version of pizza next time I make a dough…
Wow, this sounds and looks absolutely delicious! I can’t believe how simple that garlic coconut cream is-what a good combination with the sun dried tomatoes!
Oh my gosh! I made this last night and it was so amazing. This is just as good as regular pizza, except much healthier and a lot less expensive to make. Also, this has to be the best crust I have ever made as well. It was so soft and pillowy, not dense and tough like it pizza dough usually turns out for me. Thank you so so much for this recipe!!
glad you like it belle!
the garlic/coconut sauce is absolutely stellar, thank you!
I am the biggest pizza fan ever! I have to make this right now!!!
Tried it last night. What a fantastic alternative to the creamy alfredo-style pizzas! I opted to make it with Udi’s frozen pizza crusts. Highly recommended if you don’t have time to make your own.
I’ll be making this again, but next time w/ a few other additions like artichokes or mushrooms.
Thanks for the recipe, it’s a winner.
I just made this and it turned out perfect!!! I even did a whole wheat crust with flax seed and the flavor was soo good. My husband was soo impressed!
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I can’t stop making this pizza it is sooo good. A new favorite at my house
thank you so much!
Does any other type of milk work instead of coconut milk, like almond milk?
i don’t think the almond milk would be thick enough, but you could give it a try!
Are we talking about the full fat coconut milk that comes in a can, or the kind for drinking in the carton? :3 This looks so good I want to make it!
I used the full fat kind from a can, there is a picture in the post of the kind I used from trader joes. I haven’t tried it with coconut cream which is much much thicker, but that might work too.
WOW WOW WOW! This looks truly amazing! I cook with coconut milk all the time- did you used canned or the refrigerated type such as So Delicious? I am so making this!!!
i used canned coconut milk from trader joe’s.
Your roasted garlic cream is TO DIE FOR. I made it tonight , added some spinach and used it in a zucchini lasagna. Thank you so much for a recipe that I will use over and over and over again. I did reference you in my blog post which you can view here http://www.theveganversion.com/2011/07/zucchini-lasagna.html. Thanks again! I am so glad to have found your blog!
That looks so delicious i don’t even know what to say!!!!!
Is it possible to substitute with another “cream/milk”? My son has a coconut allergy.
coconut milk is particularly thick so if you substitute it i would suggest something thick, they make substitute creams out of soy and almond that might work well – if you try let me know how it works!
I made this last night! The crust is absolutely DELICIOUS! And the rest of the pizza was awesome too
Next time, though, I will try to make sure the pizza dough is laid out more level and that my crust isn’t weak on one side. I had to perform emergency surgery halfway through baking when I noticed the coconut milk cream leaking out of the pizza!
Will low fat canned coconut work? That is the type I usually get at TJs
Yeah that should work just fine!
Tripled the dough so my hubby and sons can have leftovers tomorrow.
If it were just a dough I’d be ecstatic! It is rising nicely and smells great!
I’m sure my guys will be very happy tonight!
Wow! This was my first experience making a homemade pizza and all I can murmur is wow, because my mouth is full of this delicious creation! Super creative, I’ll be making this again! Finally a vegan pizza my husband is excited to share with me! Thank you!
My dough was really sticky, are you sure we only add 1- 3/4c. flour? “and slowly sift in about 1 3/4 cups flour until it sticks together into a loose dough.” Even after 2-1/2 c. it was still a little sticky.!?!
Yep, before the dough rises it should be very sticky, you’ll add a little more flour later when stretching it out, but it needs to be pretty loose to let it rise properly.
Hi
Don’t know why I am so confused- are you using coconut milk from a can- right? Because its thick. Or coconut milk from the refrigerated section of the store?
Thanks!
OH- sorry!
I missed your reply to a previous post
Coconut milk from the can, full fat but not coconut cream. Hope that helps!