Glazed Carrot Pizza with Cauliflower Punk Sauce

I could count on one hand the things I love more than cooking for touring punk bands. Actually, while I'm at it, I might as well.

thumb: my family
index: marching bands
middle: Pho Hoa Binh lunch buffet
ring: talking to Ira Glass on the telephone

See, and I still have the pinky left over!

My friend Cody, who often books house shows in this beautiful, zero-venue town, decided that this last house show would be pizza party themed. Really, pizza and punk rock, is there a better combination? So I brought this little ditty to the show, which was devoured quickly, alongside Domino's.

As always, I made the dough using Isa's recipe, which I have referenced here and here. The real belle of the ball here is the cauliflower punk sauce, which is savory and earthy and perfect next to the glazed carrots.

First prepare your crust. Then, in a food processor, pulse

1 1/2 cup chopped cauliflower
1 T minced garlic

Once finely ground, slowly add

1/2 C almond milk
1 tsp salt
1 T nutritional yeast

Leave in the processor until you're ready to use. Meanwhile, gather the rest of your sauce ingredients:

1/2 C minced onion
2 T olive oil
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tomato, diced
1/4 C water

Heat the onion in the olive oil and cook until translucent. Then add the spices and tomato, and cook on low another 2 minutes. Finally, add the water and bring heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add the cauliflower mix from the food processor and reduce heat to simmer. Let simmer for 10 minutes.

Allow your sauce to cool before assembling your pizza. While it's chilling out, prepare your toppings:

1 C shredded carrots
1 T honey or agave, whatever you're into
1 C kale, or however your heart is feeling at the time. You might need more.

In a small pan over medium heat, saute the carrots in the honey/agave for about 5 minutes, then remove from heat. Meanwhile, chop your kale, and toss with a small amount of olive oil in a medium sized bowl - enough to coat all the kale with oil.

Once your toppings are prepared and your sauce is cooled, now's a good time to remember that you never preheated the oven. So go ahead and turn it up to 475 "or as hot as you dare," as Isa says, and go watch last week's episode of How I Met Your Mother.

Once your oven is ready and your pizza is assembled, pop that thing in for 20 minutes.

And go check out Child Bite, from Detroit. One of them is vegan! So... that a good reason for you to listen to their music, right?