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Recipe ReDux #20 Mediterranean Pizza

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Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!  

Mediterranean Pizza | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza recipe you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!

June’s Theme – Pie Love: Tucked in a crust, nothing says love from the oven like pie. Whether it’s a twist on the all-American apple pie or a traditional recipe from your home country, give a healthy makeover to your favorite savory or sweet pie recipe.

Ah, you see, I’m not really a “pie” person. Okay, I’m not really a dessert person, but we can discuss that some other time. I will always welcome my crustless pumpkin pie (more of a breakfast really…just pumpkin, flour, etc.), but you know, pies really aren’t my thing. So when I saw this month’s Recipe ReDux theme, I took “pie love” to be “PIZZA pie love!” Because I do love my pizzas! One of the first things I made when I got home from school was one of my pizzas! It had been months and I was in need! Pizza will always warm my soul, non-traditional pizza that is!

Mediterranean Pizza | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza recipe you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!

I wasn’t really sure what take I wanted to go with on this pizza creation, but I knew I wanted olives and peppers involved. Then I know I wanted some sort of “cashew cheese,” and decided a “feta” version may be the answer. Thus, this Mediterranean pizza came to fruition and once I get a recipe idea in my head, it must be made! Have you ever eaten a roasted cucumber? Well you will if you make this pizza and they were great! It wasn’t roasted a lot, as this pizza doesn’t cook long, but the slight oven heat made they taste divine!

Mediterranean Pizza | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza recipe you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!

Maybe that’s because no veggie can taste bad roasted. Am I right? The oven just does something so magical to them! You get the added bonus of wonderful smells too, but that’s with baking or roasting anything! So dessert pie or pizza pie, you’re nose and belly will be happy either way 😉 And olives! I love olives on pizza! Whenever my mom used to make pizza for herself, she would use Kalamata olives and they would smell SO bad in the oven….but really once you get past that, any olive on pizza TASTES amazing! (It’s like the brownie thing!) I digress, this pizza is delicious, smells and all! Plus it has cashew “feta” which always makes everything better 😉

Mediterranean Pizza

Mediterranean Pizza | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza recipe you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!

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Recipe ReDux #20 Mediterranean Pizza

Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Yield: 1 1x
  • Category: Pizza, Main Dish
  • Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 415°F.
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place your tortilla (from frozen) down on the sheet.
  3. Assemble the sauce in a bowl, which includes the tomato paste and all the spices and lemon juice. Mix and then spread on the tortilla, leaving an edge crust.
  4. Next add the cucumber, olives, peppers, onions, and chopped cashews.
  5. Bake the pizza in the oven for 12 minutes. Remove and serve!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1

Mediterranean Pizza | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Take a trip to the Mediterranean with this healthy, gluten-free, vegan pizza. No greasy American fare, but a delicious, nutritious, single-serve pizza recipe you can have any day of the week when the pizza craving hits!

Mmm, pizza bliss! I just love making my single-serve pies. So easy and so customizable! No worries about getting a topping everyone wants! Everyone can just have their own! When I was younger and we would get pizza for dinner, we would always get half one topping, half another. Of two pies when it was all 4 of us able to eat real pizza. Everyone loved all the toppings though, except mushrooms. My mom was the only one to like mushrooms! But that was WAY before I fell in love with mushrooms and now I would totally devour a mushroom pizza! We all always loved onion pizza. These great thin slices of onion….perfect! Good times!

So tell me:

+ Favorite pizza topping(s)? I still have a thing for this bad boy!

+ If you could only eat one category of “pies” for the rest of your life, dessert pie or pizza pie? PIZZA!

 

*Recipe linking up for the week! Allergy Free Wednesdays, #RecipeOfTheWeek,#StrangeButGood, Gluten-Free Wednesdays, Real Food Friday, Gluten-Free Fridays,Tasty Tuesdays, Savoring Saturdays, Healthy Vegan Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Meatless Mondays, Lena’s Tasty Tuesdays!*


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Comments

  4. kimmythevegan says

    OK – pizza is hands down my fav food. I thought I wouldn’t really get to eat it after going gluten-free, but I tried making tortilla pizzas one day and I’ve been doing it ever since. So good! And so much healthier.
    I love your cashew feta idea!
    Thanks for sharing this at HVF!! Pinning =)

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      There’s no reason why anyone can’t eat pizza! It’s a must and can be adapted for any diet!

      Reply

  5. Raia says

    Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Savoring Saturdays, Rebecca! We’re taking this weekend off for the holiday – hope you’ll be back with us next weekend! Have a happy 4th! 🙂

    Reply

  6. Honest mum says

    Oh wow yummy and perfect for me as I’m following a vegan diet. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts, can you link back there too please, thanks x

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  10. Deborah Davis says

    Hi Rebecca,
    Yummy!I I love to add veggies to my pizza so I am delighted that you shared your healthy and delicious Mediterranean Pizza with us on the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing.

    Reply

  17. Emma says

    This looks so healthy and vibrant. It just shows pizza doesn’t have to be all doughy and dripping in cheese! Thanks for linking with #freefromfridays.

    Reply

  20. Christina @ Juggling Real Food and Real Life says

    Hi Rebecca! I hope all is well. I really love making individual pizzas too. Everyone can have what they want and that includes me. My pizza choice always includes lots of veggies………..and olives. I think I’m the only one in my family of 6 who really likes olives. I’m looking forward to the grilled cucumber. That will be new to me. And by the way…………..I’ve never seen a recipe call for a 415 degree oven. Something new. Something different. I love it!

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  21. Loretta says

    Welcome to FF # 74 and thanks for bringing this wonderful gluten-free pizza. The flavors are so fresh and healthy. Pizzas are so versatile aren’t they? The cashews must have added a great crunch. I hope you get to stay awhile and mingle with the other guests. Thank you again, enjoy your weekend.

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  24. sue says

    I love meditteranean vegetables and this pizza looks great. Its good to get recipes for gluten intolerants so they can still enjoy. Thanks for sharing with us at #AnythingGoes

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Hahaha 😉 Yea, that’s why the one pie I do make is “crustless”!
      But pizza, I got that one in the bag!

      Reply

  28. karen says

    looks like heaven!!!! Must try this…at least it will be all mine as son and hubby would turn up their noses at it. Stopping by from #TickleMyTastebudTuesday

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  34. Farrah says

    I’m probably not in the norm here, but I’ve never liked olives! 😡 I’m excited about the cashew “feta” though, because I’m not a fan of regular feta! This is the perfect alternative! 😀

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I’ve always loved good old black olives. The one type I know I don’t care for are GREEN…ugh!
      I’ve never even had real feta (and never will), but this is amazing and I can bet 5000000x better 😉

      Reply

  38. Linda @ Veganosity says

    This is my kind of pizza! I love cashew cheese and olives too. I don’t even mind the smell of them cooking. Looks good Rebecca!

    Tough question, but I’d have to say pizza pie since I like savory better than sweet.

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  39. Abby says

    I’m a sucker for all these Mediterranean flavors! I’m also a sucker for real pizza crust, though; I need to try using a tortilla instead!

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  42. genevieve @ gratitude and greens says

    Yay I love that we both went the savoury route with pizza! Pizza is totally a pie. I love pizza. I love proper dessert pie, too, but PIZZAAAA. Love the mediterranean toppings! My favourite pizza is definitely classic tomato sauce, but sometimes I like to mix it up with a white mushroom pizza topped with an egg. Kale and sweet potato are good toppings too!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Pizza wins, hands down!!!
      I always love changing it up, but yea, sometimes the classic is all that will do!

      Reply

  43. Natalie @ Feasting on Fruit says

    I love cashews and I used to love feta, so double thumbs up for cashew feta! I do pizza sauce the same super-quick way you do: paste + seasonings. Someone recently asked me for a tomato sauce recipe and I was like um…buy a can of sauce and season it with Italian seasoning! haha Nothing fancy here 😉

    And even though you can probably already guess my answer: DESSERT PIES!!!!!!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I know right! Hahaha! All my pizza recipe just use the paste so it’s super tomatoey and I can use a little since it’s a personal pizza!
      Shoulda made a dessert pie in a cast iron 😉

      Reply

  44. Harriet Emily says

    Roasted veggies are the best! I love that you used them on this pizza. I can’t get enough of mediterranean flavours at the moment and they’re of course perfect for this recipe – what a delicious and healthy dish! It looks incredible! Just my kind of recipe – that base looks so amazing too, I love using wraps!

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  45. Dara Bonavia says

    This looks great! I’d just leave the cashews off as I’m not a huge nut fan. I can’t wait to try it though. Trying Vegan dishes are sometimes intimidating to me! Thanks for the awesome recipe. Pinning for later! (:

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  46. Danielle Greco says

    Omg YUMMMM! This looks so yummy! It reminds me a bit of a mediterranean flatbreak that is at YardHouse! But this looks way healthier!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I’ll have to make it for my husband 🙂 he’d love it!

    Danielle Greco
    AccordingToD.com

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I don’t know what that is, haha, but I’m sure this is better 😉
      I hope you guys can try it!

      Reply

  52. Alanna says

    Loving anything Mediterranean, including this pizza! So easy but delicious. Cashew cheese is one of my many obsessions. I’m not a huge pie person either, only on special occasions.

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  54. Meghan says

    Tortilla pizza for the win! And I love that you have a second rockstar recipe for the link-up today. Totally agree that the oven does amazing things to any and all vegetables (and a lot of fruits, too). Thanks for sharing this recipe today, too! Have a wonderful Monday.

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  56. Debbie says

    I’m usually a pizza traditionalist, even in my vegan versions, but I love the idea of adding cashews. Though I’d have to skip the green pepper. So NOT a fan 🙂

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  58. Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

    I will overlook the fact that you are not a dessert person as that crustless pumpkin pie was pretty epic! And – as far as pizzas go – dang – cashews on one is such a great flavor and textural contrast! Love it!

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  59. Tina Muir says

    Ooooh I love adding cashews to a pizza, great idea!!!! Very clever! I would need about 6 of these to fill me up, so think I will be tripling the recipe haha, but love the combination of flavors, veggie pizzas are amazing!

    Reply

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