I am in a pizza phase right now. Well, in fairness, I am not sure if I am ever out of a pizza phase. It’s just so good! And Easy!! I keep frozen dough around all the time, and then throw it in the fridge the night before or early in the morning. The kids ALWAYS want it, and frankly so do I. Plus it is easy to throw in the oven when we plow through the door after after-school activities and everyone “staaarrrrrvvvvinggggg” to the max and will absolutely talk my ear off about it until I put a full plate in front of them
My kids love the classics. Pepperoni, veggies and cheese, well, in their case it’s goat cheese (they are so lucky they can eat it!), and they are not typically feeling too adventurous. But even without by beloved missing cheese, I am still obsessed. Only I do constantly look for new ways to eat it, and with mozzarella out of the picture, that leads me to some unexpected places. Like this Greek Salad Pizza slathered in Beet Hummus (AKA, the nectar of the Gods).
The Beet Hummus on it’s own is one of my favorite snacks, and in this pizza it takes on a new life as the sauce for the pizza and the base for all of the flavors.
And then the toppings of the crunchy fresh Greek Salad is everything!!! It’s obviously a staple in this house (I just pull my portion out before the feta hits it) and one of my husbands most favorite dishes of all time. Over all this pizza is like a glorified giant pita slathered in hummus and greek salad! It also happens to be GF and Vegan and totally freaking gorgeous. I feel like you could eat this as pizza, or slice it up like an appetizer. Delish!!!
*If you are not allergic to dairy, then by all means add feta cheese!! A little red onion would also be delicious!
Recipe: Greek Salad Pizza with Beet Hummus
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Best Gluten Free Pizza Crust
- olive oil for drizzling.
- 1 cup Beet Hummus
- Greek Salad
- ½ cup chopped seedless cucumber
- ½ cup halved cherry tomatoes
- ¼ cup kalamata olives, pitted
- 1 red fresno chili, thinly sliced (if you don’t want it to be spicy, then sub ¼ cup red bell pepper thinly sliced)
- 1 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves or ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Gluten Free Pizza Crust through the stage where it is baked to a golden brown. Drizzle the crust with olive oil and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl gently toss together all of the vegetables for the Greek Salad and add the olive oil and red wine vinegar. Season to taste with kosher salt (you may not need any because of the olives). Set aside.
- Spread the beet hummus over the base of the crust and then pile the greek salad over the top of the hummus.
Preparation time: 30 minute(s)
Cooking time: 15 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 8
This pizza is almost too pretty to eat!
But do! its so good! thank you Maria!
That color is stunning, what a gorgeous pizza!
Thank you Laura! It’s all about that crazy beet hummus!
Gimme that gorgeous pizza! Love 🙂
Thank you Jenny!
Wow Heather! That beet hummus is gorgeous atop this pizza!! I love your unique creations!
thank you so much Julie!
Love all of the amazing colours!
Thank you Kevin- that’s one of my favorite parts about this pizza- the bright colors!
Perfect summer pizza Heather! This looks so tasty!
Thank you Katrina! It should be good for all the fresh tomatoes and cucumbers! In fact, I even have beets growing in there, so I will be making this again!
How far in advance can I make this pizza? Its for dinner party coming up this month. I need to be able to make several of them one time. Would you suggest putting them in the refrigerator?
I would make the crusts all the way through a few hours ahead, and leave them out at room temperature. Then I would make the beet hummus (you can do it the day before and refrigerate) and the Greek salad can also be made ahead of time- but assemble at the last minute or not more than 45 minutes earlier- you don’t want them to get soggy! The refrigerator will make the crust a little mealy.
What are the little purple flowers on it?
chive blossoms 🙂
When do I bake this? At what temp? Or do I just do