French Bread Pizza (vegetarian)

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 soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground fennel or dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and black pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450f degrees.

2. 2

   Cut bread loaf in half widthwise, then each half again lengthwise to create 4 roughly equal pieces.

3. 3

   Place the bread, cut side up, on a dry baking sheet.

4. 4

   Place remaining ingredients in a food processor or blender, blend until they form a smooth paste.

5. 5

   Spread the mixture evenly over the bread.

6. 6

   Bake until tofu mixture is hot and bread toasted, about 10 to 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Cut each pizza into individual slices.