White Pizza with Spinach

White Pizza with Spinach
vegan ~ dairy-free

Serves: 2
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Author/Credit: Jessica Williams/Vegan Rescue

White Pizza! So, it seems that I’m still on a Béchamel kick, lol. Here you will find another variation of this white sauce, which is also perfect for a White Pizza. For pizza recipes, I typically like to just add the list of ingredients as a suggestion, rather than exact measurements. But since I prepared a Béchamel sauce, I included the steps below. White Pizza/Pizza Bianca does not use a traditional tomato sauce, so this quick garlicky creamy white sauce is perfect. I love adding veggies to my pizzas also and included baby spinach for this recipe. Instead of leaving the baby spinach whole, try a chiffonade cut instead! Roll up the baby spinach tightly and cut the spinach into long thin strips. It looks so beautiful on pizza.
For this recipe, I used Kontos brand pizza crusts. I love this brand; they also have great pita bread – check out my Mediterranean Hummus Wraps – recipe found here! These make for the perfect mini/personal pizzas. Their packaging references pizza in five minutes. However, since I’m using vegan cheese, along with the white sauce, I baked these up for seven minutes instead. I also have another pizza recipe coming tomorrow with a surprise ingredient! That recipe was baked for ten minutes using the same crust. The additional time works great because these are baked on a cookie sheet and the crust comes out perfectly crispy yet still soft. As with all recipes – I really hope you try this one. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 Storebought 7-inch Pizza Crusts (I used Kontos brand)
2 Tbsp Vegan Butter (I used Earth Balance)
1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Soymilk
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Onion Powder
1/2 Cup Baby Spinach
7-8 Fresh Basil leaves
1/4 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1/2 Cup Vegan Mozzarella Cheese (I used Violife brand)

Directions:
-Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
-For the white sauce – in a saucepan, heat the vegan butter over medium high heat for one minute to melt the butter.
-Next, add the minced garlic and stir to combine. Cook for about two to three minutes before adding the flour. Stir in the flour to incorporate creating almost a paste. Just before adding the soymilk. Reduce heat to medium-low.
-Add the soymilk, onion powder, and salt. Stir to combine and cook for about three to four minutes. This will reduce into a thick creamy sauce.
-Next, add the vegan mozzarella and stir to combine. I cook this for about two minutes just until the cheese melts.
-For the pizza – cut the baby spinach and fresh basil into a chiffonade.
-Place your pizza crust on a cookie sheet. Add a layer of white sauce, then spinach and fresh basil.  
-Top with crushed red pepper flakes, if using. Then top with additional mozzarella cheese and more sauce.
-Bake for seven minutes at 400 degrees.
-Enjoy!

**Check out @veganrescue on Instagram for a video/reel of this recipe.

White Pizza with Spinach

Recipe by Jessica Williams/ Vegan RescueCourse: Dinner, Snacks, AppetizersCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

2

servings

Total time (Includes Prep Time)

20

minutes

White Pizza! Béchamel sauce is perfect for this White Pizza. Garlicky and creamy. This pizza is loaded with baby spinach. Instead of leaving the baby spinach whole, try a chiffonade cut instead! Roll up the baby spinach tightly and cut the spinach into long thin strips. It looks so beautiful on pizza. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 Storebought 7-inch Pizza Crusts (I used Kontos brand)

• 2 Tbsp Vegan Butter (I used Earth Balance)

• 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic

• 1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour

• 1/2 Cup Soymilk

• 1/2 Tsp Salt

• 1 Tsp Onion Powder

• 1/2 Cup Baby Spinach

• 7-8 Fresh Basil leaves

• 1/4 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

• 1/2 Cup Vegan Mozzarella Cheese (I used Violife brand)

Directions

• -Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• -For the white sauce. – in a saucepan, heat the vegan butter over medium high heat for one minute to melt the butter.
• -Next, add the minced garlic and stir to combine. Cook for about two to three minutes before adding the flour. Stir in the flour to incorporate creating almost a paste. Just before adding the soymilk. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• -Add the soymilk, onion powder, and salt. Stir to combine and cook for about three to four minutes. This will reduce into a thick creamy sauce.
• -Next, add the vegan mozzarella and stir to combine. I cook this for about two minutes just until the cheese melts.
• -For the pizza – cut the baby spinach and fresh basil into a chiffonade.
• -Place your pizza crust on a cookie sheet. Add a layer of white sauce, then spinach and fresh basil.
• -Top with crushed red pepper flakes, if using. Then top with additional mozzarella cheese and more sauce.
• -Bake for seven minutes at 400 degrees.
• -Enjoy!