Vegan Bic Mac Pizza
This vegan Big-Mac inspired pizza is loaded with dairy-free cheese, lettuce, onions, special sauce, and plant-based beef crumbles. Easy, fun, and family-approved! Either make your own dough OR use store bought crust to make this meal in no time.
Equipment
Ingredients
Pizza Dough (yields two pizza crusts)
If using store-bought pizza crust, disregard
- 1 ⅓ cup warm water (it should feel like a warm bathtub temperature, ~105-110℉)
- 1 ½ tbsp sugar
- 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tsp salt
Pizza Sauce (yields sauce for 1 pizza + extra to freeze)
- ½ cup water
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste
- 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
Toppings (per each pizza)
- 1 patty vegan burger (I like Beyond or Impossible patties, but you can use as per your taste preferences)
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- ¼ medium sweet onion chopped
- vegan cheese (we use primarily Daiya mozzarella with a few Daiya cheddar shreds thrown in)
- 1 cup iceberg lettuce shredded
- ¼ cup pickles, thinly sliced (we use thinly sliced butter pickles, our homemade recipe will come soon)
- ¼ - ½ batch vegan "secret" sauce to taste
Instructions
Prepare the dough
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the water, sugar and yeast. Let rest for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.
- Now, add the flour, olive oil and salt. Vigorously mix together until the dough begins to pull away from the sides and can be formed into a ball.
- Lightly flour a surface to knead your dough. Then, knead for 5 minutes. You can add more flour, as needed (add just a tbsp or so at a time), if the dough becomes too sticky. Be careful not to add too much though, or you will have a dense crust. Your dough should feel soft and pliable after kneading. See Notes.
- Set the dough in a large, lightly oiled mixing bowl. Rotate the dough around the bowl to lightly coat the sides of dough with the oil. Now, cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel OR partially cover with saran wrap and allow the dough to rest/rise for about 60-90 minutes. It will double in size during this time. While resting, you may wish to prepare your pizza sauce and other toppings.
- Once rested, place the dough on a lightly floured surface and punch it down. Divide the dough in half. Please note: the Toppings listed are for the equivalent of 1 pizza. If you only wish to make 1 pizza, you may freeze the unused dough ball. Now, roll out your dough into a disc with a lightly floured rolling pin. If you prefer a bit more crunch to your pizza, you can also add a thin sprinkle of cornmeal directly to the surface of your pizza pan. (I do not use this method on my pans with airflow holes, but it is a nice touch on solid bottom pizza pans. )Then place the rolled out dough on top of the pan. You can then further stretch the dough by hand to best fit your pan. I pinch the edges of the dough together to create a rim. Lightly brush some olive oil over the crust. You can now dress your pizza.
Make the pizza sauce
- Whisk all ingredients together and let sit so flavours can meld together while you prepare the rest of your toppings and let the dough rise.
Cook the vegan burger patty
- Heat a pan over medium heat and lightly grease, if needed. Once the pan is ready, add the vegan patty and lightly season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook another 2-3 minutes, depending on the patty type chosen, and flip to cook the other side. Season again, to taste. Remove from heat once cooked through.
- Once the patty has cooled enough to touch, crumble into bite sized pieces.
Assemble your pizza
- Preheat your oven to 450 ℉ (or follow directions on your prepackaged pizza crust, if using). To your prepared dough/crust, add a thin layer of the pizza sauce (I usually use about 3-4 tbsp) and spread evenly.
- Add the chopped sweet onion and the crumbled burger patty. Then, top with a thin layer of vegan cheese.
- Put the pizza in the oven for ~15-18 minutes, until the crust is golden brown (or follow the directions on your store bought dough/crust- each dough is different).
- Once cooked, pull the pizza out from the oven and add on the pickles and shredded lettuce. Drizzle the pizza generously with your secret sauce. Slice and enjoy warm!
Notes
Want it made faster and more fool proof? Simply use store bought pizza dough (or prepared crust) and layer on your toppings from there. You can also use a neutral pizza sauce base instead of making your own.
How to tell if your homemade dough is ready? If you're not sure if your pizza dough is ready, tear off a small strip of dough and gently stretch it out until it is thin enough for light to pass through. Then, hold the dough up towards a window or other bright light. If the light is able to pass through the dough without the dough being torn then it has been kneaded well enough and is ready to use. If not, keep kneading until light is able to pass through.
What to do with the extra dough and sauce? If you aren't making a second pizza and don't plan on using the fresh dough right away, simply place into a Ziploc bag and freeze for up to a month. Thaw in fridge overnight prior to use and then let come to room temperature for a couple hours before using.
There's going to be a lot of leftover sauce from this recipe- it can be frozen in a container and stores well for up to 30 days in the freezer.
I love keeping extras on hand so I can quickly whip up a pizza when I don't have as much time on a busy weekday.
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