Pizza is my favorite food, and I love experimenting with different toppings! Mediterranean Pizza is a delicious combination of hummus, feta, tomatoes and black olives!
Servings4
AuthorKristl Story, TheBudgetDiet.com
Ingredients
your favorite pizza crust*homemade, store bought
olive oilto brush on crust
garlic saltto sprinkle on crust
1can garbanzo beansrinsed and drained
1/3cupolive oil
4clovesgarlicminced
1tablespoonlemon juice
saltto taste
4oz.feta cheesecrumbled
4oz.mozzarella cheeseshredded
2roma tomatoesseeded and diced
1/2cupblack olives or kalamata olivessliced
Instructions
Brush pizza crust with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt.
Lightly bake pizza crust at 425 for 10 minutes.
While the crust is baking, prepare the hummus by combining the garbanzos, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor and pureeing until smooth.**
Add salt to taste.
Spread hummus on lightly baked crust.
Sprinkle with feta and mozzarella.
Top with diced tomatoes and olives.
Bake at 425 for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown.
Recipe Notes
*My favorite pizza crust starts as a ball of dough that I buy at my grocery store for $1 - ask at your deli counter or check the freezer section! **If you want to take a short cut, purchase an 8 oz. container of hummus. Of course, The Budget Diet way is homemade - cheaper and tastier!