QUICK & EASY VEGAN DINNER PARTY | Mr & Mrs Vegan

Its all oil-free! The Italian place next to us doesn't use oil in their pizza & has a huge vegan menu! For our dinner party we took the pizzas up a notch & added our own toppings! 

#1. Mexican Pizza - added black beans, roasted corn, jalapeños, avocado + the base of tomatoes, mushroom & green peppers from the pizza place.

#2. Potato Pizza - added roasted red potatoes with herbs from my garden & roasted corn to the base of tomatoes, mushroom & green peppers from the pizza place.

#3. Italian Pizza - added arugula, basil, olives, to the base of tomatoes, artichokes & green peppers from the pizza place.

We made an amazing salad with farmers market veggies & had some fun drinks & guest brought sorbet & berries & vegan dark chocolate! 

Memorial Day Bean Burgers

1 1/2 Cups black beans (rinsed very aggressively)
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup brown rice
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt
squeeze of lemon juice
fresh rosemary from the garden (tablespoon)
2 tablespoons of fresh white onion from the garden cooked in veg broth
Greek Basil from the garden (tsp)
Thyme from the garden (about 1tsp)

Pulse in the blender, then form into patties & grill on a non stick pan. (allow to chill in the fridge for an hour or longer for the flavors to marinade) 

Engine 2 No-Oil Pizza Crust is DELICIOUS!

 Engine 2 has come out with various products over the years & these Pizza Crusts are top notch!  I wish they were organic, but at least there is no added oils!  They bake up crisp and have a wonderful texture.

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For pizza sauce I use Tomato Puree in a glass bottle & heat it on the stove to reduce it with lots of various dried chili peppers & paprika plus some white pepper.  Load on the veggies, this was all from my garden!  Cherry Tomatos, basil, jalapeno & orange pepper.  Best part about California is growing stuff year round!