This Deep Dish Pizza vegan has spiced black eyed peas, layered with Tofu Thyme Ricotta, tomato sauce and cheese shreds. A hoppin john lasagna pie. Dairy-free recipe.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 40 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Pizza
  • Cuisine: fusion, Gluten-free, Vegan

Ingredients

Black Eyed Peas:

  • 3/4 cup dried black eyed peas soaked for 2-4 hours in warm water. (or 1.5 cups cooked/canned peas.)
  • 2 tsps oil
  • 1/2 medium red onion (or other onion chopped)
  • 1/2 a Serrano chili pepper (or 1/2 green bell pepper chopped)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup tomato basil or italian herb pasta sauce
  • 1 tsp italian herb blend
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • a very generous dash of black pepper (or red pepper flakes)
  • 1 cup water (Use 1/2 cup water if using precooked beans)

Tofu thyme Ricotta:

  • 1 package firm tofu well crumbled. (16 oz)
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2-3 tsps dried thyme
  • 1 tsp italian herb blend
  • 1 Tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
  • 2 tsps apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste

Pizza:

  • 1 recipe deep Dish Crust
  • 2 cups pasta sauce or marinara or other tomato sauce

Method

Black eyed Peas:

  1. Soak the black eyed peas for 2-4 hours. Wash and drain to use. In a pan, add 2 tsps oil and heat on medium heat. Add onions, bay leaf and chili pepper or green pepper. Cook until golden. Add 1/2 cup pasta sauce, herbs, salt, garlic, black pepper, mix well and cook for a minute. Add soaked black eyed peas and water and cover fully and cook on low-medium heat for 30-40 minutes or until tender. (the duration of soaking and old/new batch of peas will determine the cook time. add more water and cook longer if needed). If using cooked/canned peas, add 1/2 cup water and mix and cook for 15-20 minutes until almost dry. Taste and adjust salt and spice. Or you can use any Indian spiced black eyed pea stew from the blog.:) Use less water to make a dryer stew.

Tofu Thyme Ricotta:

  1. Crumble the Tofu well. Add all the ingredients and let sit for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and herbs if needed.

Pizza:

  1. Make the dough. Add the yeast, sugar to warm water. Add flours, herbs, salt to the frothy yeast mixture. Knead to make a smooth dough. Let the dough sit covered till you prepare the rest of the ingredients. I left it on the counter for 15 minutes. Punch the dough and roll out to two 8 -9 inch round. Press the dough into a cake pan and push the edges up using your fingers or knuckles. Spray water on top. Bake the dough in pre-heated 400 degrees F / 200ºc for 6-7 minutes.
  2. Remove from oven and Add 1/3 cup pasta sauce. Top with half of the black eyed peas, even them with a spatula, top with half of the tofu ricotta. Add other layers of choice like greens or mushrooms. top that with 1/2 cup pasta sauce. Top with non dairy cheese(optional).
  3. Bake at 400f / 200ºc for 20-22 mins. Cool for 2 minutes then slice and serve.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.