We have a Central Market near our home and it carries many organic, vegetarian and vegan options for shoppers. They have a packaged Indian naan bread that also comes in whole wheat and is to die for! When we gave up dairy and eggs, we also switched to whole grains as much as possible. We rarely eat foods made with only white flour, so this naan was a great find for us. Not only is it a perfect accompaniment to a nice vegan curry (future blog focus for sure!), but it is the best pizza crust if you do not have time to make your own dough.
Last night was one of those nights after most of the day slipped away and I came up short on both time and motivation for meal preparation. My wife and I had made a late afternoon grocery run and we had picked up some of that wonderful whole wheat naan. My daughter would be getting home from class after 6:00 p.m. and we were wanting to watch results from the Iowa caucuses, so something quick and easy was in order. Last night became pizza night!
Sometimes our pizza night features Papa Murphy's Gourmet Vegetarian. We have them use olive oil and garlic only as the sauce; it comes with lots of fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, red onions, tomatoes and mushrooms. Unfortunately, they do not have a whole wheat crust option. We have them leave off the cheese and then we add a bag of Daiya Mozzerella Shreds at home before baking. But tonight was naan pizza night, and we would get our whole wheat crust!
The size of the naan bread is perfect for individual pizzas, I use either olive oil and garlic for the sauce or sometimes hummus. I add fresh or frozen spinach, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, black olives, and may or may not top it off with vegan cheese shreds. We always keep cans of olives and artichoke hearts in the pantry and frozen spinach in the freezer to have this great combination of Mediterranean flavors close at hand. Naan pizzas take 10 minutes to throw together and I bake them at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Keep the veggie content high and the oil and cheese content low and they are filling and nutritious.
OK, so I forgot to take a picture of dinner again! LOL I have to get used to pulling out my cell phone and snapping pictures during meal prep in case I need to post them. I'll even try to add some pictures to these first few posts once we have those meals again, which should be soon because they are some of our weekly favorites!
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