Sweet and Spicy Tofu Pizza
Sweet and Spicy Tofu Pizza made with homemade wheat crust and topped with spicy jerk tofu and homemade pineapple salsa. So crusty, flavorful and delicious.
Servings: 2 PIZZAS
Ingredients
FOR PIZZA
- 1 recipe Pizza dough
- 1 packet Extra firm tofu (340 grams)
- 2 cups Homemade Pineapple salsa
- 2 cups Low fat Shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 3/4 cup Sweet and sour sauce
- 1 cup Gouda cheese or Monterey Jack Cheese
- 2 medium Onions, thinly sliced
HOMEMADE JERK SAUCE
- 2-3 pieces of Habanero peppers or red chilies
- 1 small piece of Ginger
- 2 small Garlic cloves
- 3 stalks of Chopped Green Onions
- 1.5 tablespoon Tomato puree
- 2 teaspoon Roasted cumin seeds , crushed
- 1 teaspoon Coarsely crushed black peppercorns
- 1/4 teaspoon Allspice
- 2-3 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar or Regular sugar
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
Instructions
HOW TO MAKE TOFU SAUCE
- Follow the link above to make homemade pizza dough at home.
- Use extra firm tofu for this recipe.
- Cube or slice tofu.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add tofu to the pan. Cook until slight brown in color. Set it aside.
- Assemble: ingredients for Jerk sauce.
- Add tomato puree and red chilies (habanero chilies) to a mixer and grind it to paste.
- Heat oil in a pan, add the grounded paste and cook for a minute. Mix in rest of the ingredients and cook.
- Cook until sauce is thick and reduced in quantity.
- Add tofu.
- Mix until well blended.
- Allow it to cool.
ASSEMBLING PIZZA
- Preheat oven @350 degree F. Assemble: ingredients for pizza.
- Roll the dough on a baking tray and poke holes at the base.
- I prefer my base to be slightly toasted before adding the sauce. So I have covered the base with beans and baked @350 degree F for 8 -10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and spread both the sauces at the base.
- Coat it well.
- Sprinkle Gouda cheese.
- Add pineapple salsa...
- Add jerk tofu..
- Finally add mozzarella cheese.
- Transfer it to a preheated oven.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is all bubbly and melted.
- Homemade sweet and spicy tofu pizza is ready.
- Cut yourself a big slice and enjoy!!
