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    Home > Vegan Italian Recipes > Vegan Pizza Recipes

    Vegan Berber Pizza

    Posted: Apr 21, 2009 ยท Updated: Aug 13, 2021

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    A stuffed vegan Berber pizza with a savory onion filling. This is the perfect snack or meal.

    Photo of a sliced vegan Berber Pizza


    I found the recipe for this Berber Pizza in a book evocatively titled "A Platter of Figs" by David Tanis of the much-lauded Berkeley, Calif. restaurant Chez Panisse.

    Although many of the recipes in here call for the addition of meat, I was pleasantly surprised to find one that sounded delicious and was really easy to veganize. The original recipe had some butter-- I just substituted with olive oil for healthier and, dare I say, equally tasty results.

    This past week, I had an old friend and her family, including her charming two-year-old son, visit for dinner. I made this pizza, among other things, and the vote was unanimous-- we all loved it.

    The Berber Pizza, which is from North Africa, is a covered pizza and the filling is so simple yet so delicious, it's almost mindblowing. Don't let the word "pizza" mislead you-- this is not your average takeout-style pizza. Instead it's elegant and unusual and what's best, it couldn't be easier to make. All you need are some onions and some everyday spices, and some flour.

    Enjoy the recipe for this vegan berber pizza, everyone, and have a great week!

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    Photo of stacked slices of vegan berber pizza.
    Vegan berber pizza

    Vegan Berber Pizza

    A stuffed vegan Berber pizza with a savory onion filling. This is the perfect snack or meal.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Pizza
    Cuisine: Moroccan
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: Vegan Berber Pizza
    Prep Time: 30 mins
    Cook Time: 23 mins
    Total Time: 53 mins
    Servings: 24 slices (3 pizzas)
    Calories: 129kcal
    Author: Vaishali ยท Holy Cow! Vegan Recipes

    Ingredients 

    For the pizza dough

    • 2 teaspoon active dry yeast
    • 1 ยผ cups warm water
    • 4 ยฝ cups all-purpose flour (I didn't try substituting with whole wheat even partially because I wanted to keep the crispiness of the crust)
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • โ…“ cup olive oil

    For the filling

    • 4 medium onions (sliced thinly)
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (roasted and powdered)
    • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds (roasted and powdered)
    • 1 teaspoon cayenne
    • 2 teaspoon ground black pepper
    • Salt to taste
    • ยผ cup cilantro (chopped)
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    Instructions

    • To make the dough, mix the yeast and ยผ cup of warm water and ยฝ cup of flour. Set aside until the mixture becomes foamy, about 10-15 minutes.
    • Now add four more cups of flour, salt, olive oil, and the remaining 1 cup of warm water.
    • Knead into a soft but smooth dough. Add more flour if necessary.
    • Cover and allow the dough to rest for at least 2 hours or even overnight, in a refrigerator.
    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
    • To make the filling, heat the olive oil in a skillet. Now add the onions and stir quickly over high heat until lightly browned but still crunchy. Add the cumin, coriander, cayenne and black pepper as well as salt to taste.
    • Stir in the cilantro and set aside to cool.
    • Punch down the risen dough and divide into six equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth ball. Set the dough balls aside to rest for 10 minutes, covered.
    • Roll out two of the dough balls into 8-inch discs, using a little flour if necessary.
    • On one disk, spread out a third of the onion mixture evenly.
    • Moisten the edges of the second disc by brushing on a smidgen of water, then press down on top of the other disc with the filling. Press the edges together to seal.
    • Roll out the pizza into a 12-inch round. Make two more pizzas the same way using the remaining dough balls.
    • Place the pizza on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake each pizza in the oven, one or two at a time, for 22-23 minutes or until lighty golden and crisp.
    • Brush the top with olive oil as soon as it comes out of the oven.
    • Cut into wedges, and enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1slice | Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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    I cook and eat simple, tasty and nutritious plant-based food in my Washington, D.C. kitchen, but I never fight a craving for samosas or French fries. Read more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. Carol Peterman/TableFare

      January 10, 2011 at 11:12 pm

      This looks spectacular. I love the Ethiopian spice mix berbere, which would be great as a sub for the spices in your filling. Here's a link to Chef Marcus Samuelsson's recipe for berbere spice mix.

      Reply
    2. Wendy T

      May 01, 2009 at 3:05 pm

      I am so pleased I found this post. We live in Morocco and have just returned from the desert where we had some of this wonderful Berber Pizza!

      Reply
    3. kahliyalogue

      April 26, 2009 at 5:41 pm

      This is sooo great!I feel like taking a slice off that rack!Ive never heard of this..thanx so much for sharing the recipe,Im gonna try asap..looks like this may very well become a new favorite comfort food! :)mmmmmm

      Reply
    4. Arch

      April 25, 2009 at 10:50 am

      Lovely and unusual...never heard of an African pizza...really convinient to eat like RC said...Nice one V, trying out your banana nut muffins right now !!

      Reply
    5. Divya Vikram

      April 25, 2009 at 6:22 am

      New one! Like the name!

      Reply
    6. Shreya

      April 23, 2009 at 4:23 pm

      looks great. Never heard of it before. Sure wish I could taste it:-)

      Reply
    7. Dibs

      April 23, 2009 at 1:17 pm

      For a moment I read this as "barber pizza"!!!! Looks and sounds yummy - lovely colour! I like Ashas's idea on stuffing with fruits!

      Reply
      • Tarek

        January 01, 2021 at 12:34 pm

        5 stars
        I'm part Berber myself and I'm vegan too. As Berber New Year is coming up, I was looking for some recipes. Thank you so much!

        Reply
        • Vaishali

          January 01, 2021 at 6:10 pm

          Awesome, hope you try it!

          Reply
    8. Kitchen Flavours

      April 23, 2009 at 11:25 am

      Oh wow sounds new...Looks gr8!

      Reply
    9. Pooja

      April 22, 2009 at 8:38 pm

      Wow this a great Pizza Vaishali ๐Ÿ™‚ Would love to try this out. Love your posts..so unique!!

      Reply
    10. Pavithra Kodical

      April 22, 2009 at 2:36 pm

      Wow the ingredient you have used for stuffing is mouthwatering.Delicious!

      Reply
    11. Priya

      April 22, 2009 at 11:22 am

      Quite a different and tasty pizza from usual pizzas..looks yumm!

      Reply
    12. Sharmila

      April 22, 2009 at 4:42 am

      I like this idea of stuffing ... and you made the dough too! Good one Vaishali! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    13. A_and_N

      April 22, 2009 at 3:49 am

      This is really really cool! bookmarked to try soon!

      Reply
    14. Vaishali

      April 22, 2009 at 3:06 am

      Pavani, this really doesn't require a dipping sauce but if you'd really like one, any pesto or tomato sauce would be great.

      Cham, Red Chillies, Uma, Thanks ladies.

      Asha, great idea. A fruit filling might work great for a sweet pizza but of course you'd have to ensure that there were no juices since you have to roll it out. I might add some sugar to the crust.

      Reply
    15. Asha

      April 21, 2009 at 10:49 pm

      I was about to log off and then this popped up. Looks wonderful, I guess you can stuff with sweet fruit too, would be lovely for kids. Great recipe V, enjoy! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    16. Uma

      April 21, 2009 at 7:37 pm

      A nice variation from regular pizza! Looks great Vaishali! Yum!

      Reply
    17. Red Chillies

      April 21, 2009 at 6:07 pm

      Very creative idea especially during parties etc or when one is engrossed watching TV. It is more of a no-mess pizza and easy for kids to eat ot. Very cool.

      Reply
    18. Cham

      April 21, 2009 at 5:56 pm

      What an exciting name, very different and tasty one!

      Reply
    19. Pavani

      April 21, 2009 at 4:09 pm

      Wow.. thats an unusual pizza. with only onions "in it" and not "on it". Looks delicious Vaishali. I'm curious did you serve any dipping sauce with it?

      Reply

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