Vegan Cheeseburger Pizza

🧾 Ingredients

• Vegan mayo, ketchup, and sweet pickle relish sauce: To mimic the sauce you find at fast food burger joints. Customize it to your liking.
• Pizza dough: I used a store-bought vegan gluten-free pizza dough. You could also use my easy homemade pizza dough with yogurt or your favorite dough.
• Vegan cheddar: I used store-bought vegan cheddar. Use your favorite store-bought or homemade vegan cheese.
• Onion: Adds a sweet pungent flavor. I used a yellow onion. You could also use a sweet onion, red onion, or green onions.
• Vegan burger: I used a homemade black bean burger. Feel free to swap it out for your favorite homemade or store-bought vegan burger.
• Tomato: Use your favorite variety. I love heirloom tomatoes when they're available.
• Lettuce: I used iceberg lettuce for the crunch factor when I first published this recipe, and Romaine whenI updated it. Use your favorite.
• Dill pickle or dill pickle relish: I prefer dill pickle over sweet for the topping. You could also use sweet pickles or leave them off.

To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

📖 Variations / Additions

• Sliced avocado
• Mustard
• Pickled jalapeños
• Hot sauce
• Vegan crumbles
• Caramelized onions
• Mushrooms

💭 Tips

• I used frozen gluten free pizza dough. It's a lot easier than making your own pizza dough or even using a pizza mix. You can also buy pizza dough from your local pizza restaurant.
• You might be thinking that it is strange to bake the pizza with the sauce when it would normally be eaten cold. I made this pizza first by drizzling the sauce on after baking the pizza. The problem with this is that the toppings don't stay on very well. The sauce holds the toppings in place and it tastes good either way.
• Use a vegan burger that you know you like. I made this with both a lentil burger and a spicy black bean burger. I preferred it with the spicy black bean burger, mainly because I love spicy foods.