Vegetarian Pizza Recipe with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms

Vegetarian pizza on a pizza peel with hot honey drizzle.

5 from 2 votes

Vegetarian Pizza Recipe with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms

This veggie pizza has sauteed mushrooms, caramelized onions, and loaded with fresh basil. Absolutely our favorite veggie pizza.

Prep Time15

Cook Time2

Caramelized Onions30

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American, Italian, Pizza

Keyword: vegetarian pizza, vegetarian pizza recipe, veggie pizza

Servings: pizza

Author: Mary Cressler | Vindulge

Cost: $12.00

Equipment

Ingredients

1 pizza dough
¼ cup pizza sauce
¼ cup pesto
¼ cup mozzarella cheese fresh cheese from water is best
3 tablespoons caramelized onions
2 mushrooms thinly sliced and sauteed
2 tablespoons sliced jalapeños
6 sliced fresh basil
1 tablespoon hot honey Drizzled over finished pizza

Makes: 12inch round

Instructions

Prepare Oven: Prepare your pizza oven to the appropriate temperature. We are using a Neapolitan dough and targeting the pizza stone at 700 degrees in an outdoor pizza oven. See notes if using your oven or different style of dough.
Make Pizza: Dust a small amount of flour on a wooden pizza peel. Gently form your dough into a 11 to 13-inch width. Add the following ingredients in this layer: start with the pizza sauce. Next add the mozzarella cheese. Then finish with the mushrooms, onions, jalapeños, and basil.
Bake: Make sure the dough still slides on the peel. If it doesn’t then gently lift each side and add a dusting of more flour until it does slide. Then place into your pre-heated pizza oven. Gently turn the pizza using your turning peel every 15 seconds or when you see the crust near the flame bubble. Remove from pizza oven after it’s been turned 360 degrees and the crust and bottom of pizza are done (roughly 90 seconds to 2 minutes total).
Finish: Drizzle the hot honey over the pizza and add the finishing salt. Slice pizza and enjoy.

Notes

Preparation:

Caramelized Onions – Thinly slice the onion. In a skillet over medium heat add oil or butter and the onions. Stir occasionally to let the onions reduce and brown. This can take up to 20 minutes.
Browned Mushrooms – After the onions are done or in a separate skillet over medium heat add more butter or oil and roughly chopped mushrooms. Let the mushrooms sauté for 6 to 7 minutes before moving them. Then stir and continue to brown for another 5 – 7 minutes.
Prep Pizza Dough – It should already be made and ideally at or near room temperature. This makes it easier to form rather than just pulling from the refrigerator.

Modification for Oven: Place a large pizza stone on the middle rack and set the oven at 550 degrees. Let preheat and warm for 20 minutes to get the stone up to temperature. Place the pizza on the center of the stone and bake for 5 minutes. Then using a pizza turning peel, rotate the pizza 180 degrees (most ovens the back is hotter). Bake for another 5 minutes until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted.

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