Mediterranean Pizza
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!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- your favorite pizza crust* homemade, store bought
- olive oil to brush on crust
- garlic salt to sprinkle on crust
- 1 can garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 4 oz. feta cheese crumbled
- 4 oz. mozzarella cheese shredded
- 2 roma tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup black olives or kalamata olives sliced
Instructions
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Brush pizza crust with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt.
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Lightly bake pizza crust at 425 for 10 minutes.
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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.**
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Add salt to taste.
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Spread hummus on lightly baked crust.
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Sprinkle with feta and mozzarella.
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Top with diced tomatoes and olives.
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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!
