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Chickpea Base Pizza

Here's how you make Chickpea Base Pizza
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  • Servings: 3
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 15-20m
    • The following recipe serves 3 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR BASE/CRUST
  • 185 grams besan flour (chickpea flour, 2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt, good quality
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin olive)
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • FOR PIZZA TOPPING
  • 225 grams hummus (1 cup)
  • 500 grams pumpkin (cut into fine cubes)
  • 150 grams feta cheese (crumbled)
  • 1 red onion (finely sliced)
  • 100 grams baby rocket (leaves, arugala)
  • 1/4 cup walnuts (chopped finely)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large bowl, mix together all of the dough ingredients and then knead it into a ball, with a little extra flour, if needed.

  • Step 2: Place it back into the bowl and cover with plastic and let to rest for 2 hours, if needed.

  • Step 3: Roll dough flat and place the pizza on an oiled pizza stone or baking tray.

  • Step 4: Preheat oven to 180C.

  • Step 5: Spread pizza base with hummus, top with the pumpkin, onion, walnuts and cheese and cook in the oven at 180C for 15 to 20 minutes until the base is crisp and pumpkin is tender.

  • Step 6: Once out of the oven, top with rocket leaves and let wilt and enjoy.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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