This Vegan Pesto Pizza Rolls recipe is perfect for entertaining. Homemade pizza dough topped with dairy-free pesto and herbed mushrooms, all rolled up, sliced and baked. Add vegan cheese if needed. Serve with marinara or creamy dips of choice. Vegan & Soy-free with a Nut-free option.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 24 minutes
  • Total time: 64 minutes
  • Yield: 9
  • Category: Appetizer, Snack
  • Cuisine: American, Italian

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 2 tsp active dry or instant yeast
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp semolina flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil (divided)

Mushroom Mixture:

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion
  • 7 oz sliced mushroom
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Other Toppings

  • 4 tbsps vegan pesto (see notes)

Optional

  • fresh basil
  • vegan mozzarella (shredded)
  • red pepper flakes

Method

  1. For the rolls:
  2. Warm the water until warm to touch. Add yeast and 1 tbsp flour and mix and let the yeast activate for 5 mins.
  3. Stir the salt into the semolina flour. Add the semolina flour and 1.5 cups flour to the yeast mixture. Add 2 tsp olive oil. and mix to just bring together the dough. Add flour 1 tbsp at a time as required.
  4. Cover and let the dough sit to rise for 30 mins.

Make the fillings:

  1. Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil, onion and mushrooms and mix. Cover and cook for 5 mins. Add salt, oregano, garlic and water and mix well. Cover and continue to cook for 5 to 8 mins or until dry and tender.
  2. Make the pesto using this recipe if you haven't prepared it already.

Assemble:

  1. Uncover the risen dough. Add oil and a tbsp of flour and punch the dough down and shape it into a flat disc. Use flour to roll it out to 15 by 10 inches thick.
  2. Spread the vegan pesto all over the rolled out dough.
  3. Sprinkle the dough with the sauteed mushroom mixture. Add some red pepper flakes and vegan shredded mozzarella, if you want.
  4. Roll it all up and seal the ends. Slice the dough roll into pizza rolls and place them in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle with some more cheese if needed. Bake the rolls at 400 F for 22 to 24 mins. Check the center of one of the middle rolls, and if it’s not doughy, then remove the pan from the oven.
  5. Cool the rolls for 5 mins, then sprinkle with some red pepper flakes and some fresh basil if you like. Serve warm with olive oil or pizza sauce

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.