Meatless Monday: Za Zucca Pizza at Falora

By popular request, Tucson Foodie has started a series of vegan meals on Mondays. Look out for our meat-free meal every so often on Monday.

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One of the most beautiful pizzas, the Margherita, features no meat; just a simple combination of tomato, mozzarella, and basil.

While mozzarella is easy to love, pizza is still beautiful without the cheese.

At Falora, the Za Zucca goes full vegan with a combination of butternut squash puree, zucchini, garlic, sage, and grated Brazil nuts.

The butternut squash puree provides the sauciness with a touch of warm spice. The zucchini adds texture and body, while the garlic and sage complement the squash puree. The grated Brazil nuts provide a light nuttiness (naturally) in a similar way to Parmigiano-Reggiano, without trying to be cheese.

A pizza is only as good as its crust, and thankfully Falora features a beautiful leopard-spotted crust thanks to its pecan wood-fired Stefano Ferrara oven.