French Bread Pizza (vegetarian)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf french bread, large
• 1/2 lb firm tofu, rinsed,patted dry and crumbled
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon tamari or 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground fennel or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450f degrees.
• 2 cut bread loaf in half widthwise, then each half again lengthwise to create 4 roughly equal pieces.
• 3 place the bread, cut side up, on a dry baking sheet.
• 4 place remaining ingredients in a food processor or blender, blend until they form a smooth paste.
• 5 spread the mixture evenly over the bread.
• 6 bake until tofu mixture is hot and bread toasted, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• 7 cut each pizza into individual slices.