StromboliV the Kangchroma

Stromboli, a word as fun to say as the dish is to eat! For the uninitiated, stromboli is a staple of Italian-American cuisine. It’s essentially pizza dough rolled around sandwich ingredients and baked to hot, puffy perfection.

For my vegan version I’ve stuffed the stromboli with a grainy mustard, smokey sharp vegan cheese, flavorful vegan deli meat slices, spicy jalapeños, and sweet red onion.

It’s like a delicious sandwich wrapped in pizza dough. The cheese melts and turns gooey, the onions soften and mellow. Spicy mustard, savory deli slices, and hot jalapeños dance across your tongue, tempered by the pillowy soft dough. It’s real good. And easy to make!


🍅 ~16oz pizza dough, homemade or store bought
🍅 grainy mustard, such as spicy brown or dijon
🍅 vegan cheese slices, a mix like smoked provolone and cheddar is great
🍅 jalapeño, thinly sliced
🍅 red onion, thinly sliced
🍅 vegan deli meat slices, homemade or store bought
🍅 tomato sauce or pesto to dip (optional)


🧅 1. Take out the pizza dough if in the refrigerator and let come to room temperature and relax for 1-2 hours before baking. Preheat the oven to 450ºF about 1 hour before baking.

🧅 2. Place the pizza dough on a floured surface, and dust the top with flour. Roll the dough into a rectangle, approximately 15" x 10". Spread a thin layer of mustard on the dough, leaving about 1/2" space around the edges. Then layer vegan cheese slices, jalapeño, red onion, and vegan deli meat slices. Use just a single layer of cheese slices and deli slices, though slightly overlapping is ok.

🧅 3. Roll the dough around the toppings and pinch edges and ends to seal. Transfer to parchment paper (either on a baking tray or that you can directly launch onto a baking steel or baking stone) and cut slits across the top with a sharp knife. A bench scraper can help transfer the roll easily.

🧅 4. Brush with olive oil and bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden. Let cool for a few minutes before slicing into and eating!


🌶️ I used 1/2 recipe of my Easy Overnight Pizza Dough for 1 stromboli, using about 15oz of dough. Any pizza dough will work as long as you have about 14-16oz of dough.

🌶️ I'm not giving exact amounts for the ingredients because this will vary by exactly how large your dough is and how thinly you were able to roll it, as well as your personal tastes. See the photos in post to get an idea of much toppings to add, but generally a thin layer of everything is what you want so that it can be easily rolled up.

🌶️ Do not crowd the oven when baking stromboli or the center will not cook all the way through. If you must cook two at once make sure there is space around them and increase the baking time to ensure there is no raw dough in the center.