BLACK BEAN TACO PIZZA

Anything with refried beans in it automatically moves to the head of the pack when it comes to junk food. This totally cravable pizza features a mix of pizza sauce and the aforementioned beans—it’s like a flat taco!


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1 recipe Basic Pizza Dough, uncooked (see recipe in this chapter)

1 (15-ounce) can refried black beans

1/2 cup tomato sauce

1 (8-ounce) package tempeh, crumbled

1 tablespoon oil

1 tablespoon flour

1–2 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon minced onion

1/2 cup water

4 cups lettuce leaves

1 medium tomato, chopped

1 medium ripe avocado, chopped

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

1/4 medium onion, peeled and chopped

1 recipe Creamy Southwestern Dip (see Chapter 6)

1. Preheat oven to 475°F. Shape dough on a 16" pizza pan or on a greased and cornmeal-sprinkled cookie sheet.

2. In a small bowl, mix black beans and tomato sauce, and spread on pizza dough.

3. In a 10" skillet over medium-high heat, sauté tempeh in oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, cumin, and minced onion, and cook until spices become fragrant and tempeh is coated in spice mixture. Add water to pan and stir well. Cook 1 minute.

4. Spread tempeh mixture over black beans.

5. Bake 20 minutes.

6. Slice with a pizza cutter into slices. Top each slice with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, onion, and a dollop of Creamy Southwestern Dip.