Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 ºF. Mix together the tamari, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, liquid smoke, and smoked paprika. Toss with the coconut flakes, and spread out over a parchment covered baking tray.

Step 2

Bake for 12-15 minutes, stirring halfway through. Keep a close eye on them at the end as they can go from perfectly done to burnt quickly. Remove from oven and they will continue to crisp as they cool. Keep at room temperature until ready to use.

Step 3

Add the garlic and nuts to a food processor. Pulse to grind into fine crumbs. Add the basil, thyme, and parsley and process to finely chop. Add the salt and drizzle in the olive oil and process to combine and puree as finely as you'd like. Add the lemon juice and pulse to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 4

Turn the oven to 550 ºF, or as hot as it will go. Place a rack one third of the way down from the top of the oven, and place a baking steel or baking stone on that rack. You want the oven to saturate with heat for about 1 hour before baking pizza for best results.

Step 5

At this time also remove the pizza dough from the fridge so it can come to room temperature and the gluten can relax.

Step 6

Prepare the vegetables: heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add a drizzle of oil, then cook the corn, rotating the cob or stirring the kernels infrequently, until they are charred in some spots. Remove from the pan, then add more oil and add the leeks with a pinch of salt. Cook the leeks for 1-3 minutes, stirring just once or twice until they have some charred spots as well. Remove from heat. Cut the corn off the cob.

Step 7

When the oven is nice and hot, prepare your pizzas one at a time. Stretch your dough to around 10-12" diameter and place on a lightly floured pizza peel.

Step 8

Spread the pesto over the dough then top with the charred leeks and charred corn. Add some vegan mozzarella, and some red pepper flakes.

Step 9

Transfer the pizza onto the baking steel or pizza stone and bake for about 8 minutes. If needed, turn the heat to broil for another 1-2 minutes to brown the top. Alternatively, bake on a baking sheet: assemble the pizza straight on the pan and place directly in the oven to bake.

Step 10

Repeat the pizza assembly and baking with the remaining dough.

Step 11

Top the pizza with coconut bacon and fresh basil, and cut into it once it's cooled for a couple of minutes. Best enjoyed while hot!