Nutritious and delicious Rosemary Cashew Green Goddess Pizza made with zucchini and artichoke on a rosemary cashew butter pizza sauce. A healthy, easy and cheesy pizza sure to satisfy your cravings!
Jump to RecipeI hope no one has noticed from all my pizza recipes so far, but I am not – at all – a fan of the classic marinara sauce thing. That tomato is a big no!
Not in a burger, salad, pasta or anything! Only acceptable form? Ketchup with fries.
So of course I’d prefer a white sauce pizza.
To switch things up and try something new, I made a pizza sauce with cashew butter!
Say what?! Yes! A creamy pizza sauce made with cashew butter (or tahini) and rosemary to give it some extra oomph. What a good base that was!
Added on some zucchini – they’re in abundance right now – and artichoke for a pretty green pizza, and topped it with cheese. Essential!
I think this would still count as no sauce pizza recipe right?
Ingredients for Rosemary Cashew Green Goddess Pizza
Just pantry – or freezer – staples required for this Veggie loaded artichoke zucchini pizza and simple cashew butter pizza sauce.
For the pizza:
- 7-8” Store-bought Pizza Crust or a dough – I’d recommend a whole wheat or gluten-free one. Keto cauliflower crust is an option too!
- Zucchini – Either sliced thin, shaved or spiralized. Whatever looks pretty!
- Artichoke Hearts – I used the frozen artichoke hearts, but fresh or canned wold work too. Just make sure all the excess liquid is removed.
- Shredded Mozzarella – I would really recommend a reduced/low fat version. It might also be called “part skim”.
And then for the beautiful creamy dairy free pizza sauce:
- Cashew Butter or Tahini for a nut-free option
- Water to thin
- Minced Garlic – Either fresh or store bought
- Lemon Juice for the tanginess
- Finely Snipped Fresh Rosemary – You could replace it with about half the amount of dried rosemary if that’s all you have.
- Black Pepper
How to make this homemade Green Pizza with Rosemary Pizza Sauce
This rosemary cashew green goddess pizza is made with tahini pizza sauce and is extremely easy to put together.
- Make the tahini pizza sauce by combining the seed or nut butter with the water, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and pepper.
- Spread the sauce over the crust with the back of a spoon or brush.
- Sprinkle on a couple tablespoons of shredded cheese on the base.
- Evenly spread the artichoke hearts and zucchini on the pizza crust.
- Sprinkle on the remaining cheese
- Bake at 400°F for 12 minutes. The cheese should be nice and bubbly and crust browned.
Tips to make this Garlic Spinach Aritchoke Dip Pizza without Sauce
- Make sure to get all the moisture/liquid out of the artichoke hearts – especially for the canned ones – or the pizza will get soggy, and the cheese topping won’t taste the same either.
- If using canned artichoke hearts, please watch the sodium count and don’t use the marinated ones. Frozen ones usually don’t have any (Trader Joe’s is my go-to).
- Use a crust with moderate amount of thickness – not a thin crust base; The “bread” flavor of the pizza crust really complements the cheese garlic flavored topping.
- Spread a little cheese on the sauce before spreading the vegetables. This helps them stick to the bottom a bit.
What makes this Artichoke Cheese Pizza with Healthy?
- No sauce – This pizza has a sauce that’s without the usual milk or cream. No milk sauce is pretty much no sauce?
- Low fat and calorie if you use reduced fat mozzarella cheese!
- Personal-size pizza so you can have it all at once too!
- No flour in the sauce here unlike most white pizza sauce recipes
- Gluten Free, Keto and Low carb if you use compliant crust made with almond flour or maybe my cauliflower pizza crust. A no carb cheese zucchini artichoke pizza!
Can you store leftover Artichoke Cheese Pizza
Yes! Just let it cool first.
I kept mine in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 day and it was just fine.
You can even freeze the entire pizza – or individual slices – in freezer-safe zipper bags for even 3 months.
How to reheat leftovers of this personal Green Veggie Pizza
To reheat extras of this artichoke hearts pizza, bake it again at 350 for about 10 minutes.
I would not recommend microwaving since it would make it softer.
If you do microwave the pizza, fry it on a pan after that for a few minutes to get a crispy base.
Make ahead Cheesy Garlic Artichoke Pizza with Cashew Sauce
You could prep this artichoke and zucchini pizza and put it away in the freezer – like the typical frozen pizza.
Spread the cashew butter pizza sauce on the base, top it with the green pizza toppings, and then place it on a (parchment-lined) baking sheet as you would.
But instead of the oven, place the sheet in the freezer and let the pizza freeze on there. Then transfer it to a freezer-safe zipper bag. (I’d recommend just keeping the parchment lining in there too).
It should keep for a few months.
You want to add about 3-4 minutes of time when cooking the frozen artichoke pizza.
More Healthy Vegetarian Pizzas to Try:
- The Best Spinach Artichoke Cheese White Pizza
- Eggs Florentine Breakfast Pizza
- Tangy BBQ Kale & Mushroom Pizza
Rosemary Cashew Green Goddess Pizza
Ingredients
Pizza Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp Cashew Butter or Tahini
- 1½ tsp Water
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic, about 1 clove
- ¼ tsp Lemon Juice
- ⅛ tsp Finely Snipped Fresh Rosemary
- ⅛ tsp Black Pepper
To Assemble:
- 1 7-8" Store-bought Pizza Crust, or dough
- ½ cup Zucchini, Spiralized or Shredded, 86g, about ½ medium
- ½ cup Artichoke Hearts, Fresh, Canned or Thawed from Frozen, 85g
- ½ cup Shredded Mozzarella, Reduced Fat, 56g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F (or temperature listed on pizza box).
- In a small bowl, stir together ingredients for the sauce: Cashew butter or tahini, water, garlic, lemon juice, rosemary and pepper. Season with a sprinkle of salt.
- Spread sauce evenly on crust.
- Sprinkle on about 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese on crust, top with zucchini, then artichoke. Spread remaining mozzarella evenly on top.
- Bake pizza for 12 minutes until crust is browned and cheese is bubbly and melted.
Notes
- Fridge: In an airtight container for 2-3 days.
- Freezer: Full or sliced and placed freezer-safe zipper bags, for about 3 months.
- Servings: 1 7-8” pizza | Serving size: ½ pizza
- Calories: 284kcal
- Fat: 11.7g | Saturated fat: 4.1g
- Carbohydrates: 32.4g | Fiber: 3.4g | Sugar: 2.7g
- Protein: 15.5g