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Homemade Vegan Calzones with Sun-Dried Tomato & Pesto Spread

May 8, 2014 13 Comments

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I don’t think you’ll find many people who don’t like pizza, but sometimes, pizza just ain’t enough – you need something new, something different.

And so, the calzone was born. I’ve never found a store-bought calzone I’ve ever liked, but this homemade version is crazy good.

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The possibilities are endless when it comes to what you can put in your calzone! For this recipe, I chose zucchini, green olives, spinach, and a bit of vegan cheese shreds (mozzarella). Super tasty!

I love how the sauce/spread is used, instead of just regular ol’ tomato sauce. It makes the calzone much more interesting. The flavour of that stuff is incredible!

The dough is flaky, with just enough “chew” to make it taste exactly like pizza crust. What could be better than a pizza folded in half, and stuffed full of all your favourite pizza toppings?

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Homemade Vegan Calzones with Sun-Dried Tomato & Pesto Spread
Recipe Type: Pizza
Author: Vegan Insanity
Prep time: 1 hour 15 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 1 hour 25 mins
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
  • Dough
  • 1 1/2 Cups kamut or all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/8 tsp fast acting yeast
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup warm water, or as needed
  • Sun-Dried Tomato & Pesto Spread
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked for at least 4 hours)
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil, packed
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Assembly
  • Veggies of your choice
  • Vegan cheese (optional, but recommended)
Instructions
Dough
  1. Add the flour, yeast, salt, sugar and oil to a large mixing bowl. Mix until combined.
  2. Add the water, as needed, until the dough is soft and has come together nicely. Form into a ball.
  3. Place the dough ball in a well-oiled bowl and cover with a clean dish towel. Allow to rise, until it has doubled in size, which can take up to 1 hour (it was 40 minutes for me).
Sun-Dried Tomato & Pesto Spread
  1. Add all ingredients to a high-powered blender or food processor and blend/processed until smooth, adding a bit of water, if needed.
Assembly
  1. Preheat oven to 500F.
  2. Divide the dough into 3 or 4 portions. and roll each one into a thin layer. Be careful not to make them too thick!
  3. Spread the sauce on each calzone, without going all the way to the edges.
  4. Add the “toppings” – veggies and vegan cheese – on one side of the calzone.
  5. Fold into a semicircle and seal the edges.
  6. Poke a few holes into each calzone, brush with a bit of oil, and sprinkle some dried basil on top (or fresh!).
  7. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until the bottoms have browned nicely.
  8. Enjoy!
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I'm Cassie - vegan food lover and animal rights activist. I live in Vaughan, Ontario, right near Toronto, with my husband, our 2 kids, 3 cats, and a dog that thinks he's a cat, too. I love to cook and share delicious vegan food with everyone I know. MORE →


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