{"id":13567,"date":"2011-06-02T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T15:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=13567"},"modified":"2011-06-02T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T15:03:20","slug":"chilled-veggie-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/06\/chilled-veggie-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilled Veggie Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Growing up, one of the more popular dishes that I saw at potlucks was veggie pizza and it always excited me.\u00a0 It was a cold pizza and it had veggies! And cheese! It tasted fantastic and I always felt a big smug as I was gladly eating up all my veggies while others munched on chips and dip.<\/p>\n

Then when I moved out on my own, I looked up the recipe for veggie pizza so that I could make some for Scott and I.\u00a0 This is when I realized that what I thought was healthy was in fact not healthy at all.<\/p>\n

Typical “veggie pizza” had a crust made from canned croissants and a sauce made from cream cheese mixed with a packet of ranch dressing.\u00a0 Tons of pre-shredded cheese on top.\u00a0 The only saving grace was that it did actually contain raw veggies but man the other processed foods really bring this pizza way down.<\/p>\n

I was bummed because I loved it and Scott loved it but once I realized what exactly it was made from, I stopped making it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A few weeks ago, we got hit with a really hot spell here in Columbus.\u00a0 It was humid and the temps were in the upper 80s.\u00a0 Basically it was a sticky mess.\u00a0 It also happened to be a Thursday (Pizza Thursdays!) and the thought of heating up the oven and pizza stone was not appealing.<\/p>\n

However, pizza still was appealing, so what was I to do?<\/p>\n

I remembered the “veggie pizza” from my childhood and decided to remake it, Food Embrace Style.<\/p>\n

Andrea’s Chilled Veggie Pizza<\/strong><\/p>\n