It’s hummus.
But it tastes like pizza.
This initially started out as regular hummus. I’d never made my own hummus before, so I trusted a recipe from Vegnews. It was easy enough to make, but the finished product tasted quite bland.
In an effort to jazz up the flavor, I turned to Hunts (as I often do when a recipe needs a flavor boost).  And then, little by little, plain-jane hummus morphed into…
Super Pizza Hummus!
With super powers.
Maybe it needs a theme song… Anyone want to work on that?
Melty Pizza Hummus
(gluten-free)
Found here: Healthy Recipes with Beans
- 1/2 cup cooked garbanzo beans (drained) (75g)
- 2-4Â tbsp nutritional yeast
- heaping 1/2 tsp dry basil
- heaping 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2Â tbsp basil-and-garlic tomato sauce (90g) (Or plain tomato sauce, and add a little extra basil and garlic) (I used Hunts.)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (For a fat-free dip, you can omit. But you’ll lose the richer the flavor.)
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend very well, until there are no chunks left. (I used a Cuisinart.) Scoop into a serving dish, and serve with chips, raw veggies, or whatever else strikes your fancy. Or use as a spread for sandwiches or toasted bread. (If you like your hummus cold, chill in the fridge before serving.) Fridged in a closed container, this’ll keep at least a few days.
View Pizza Hummus Nutrition Facts
Do you like hummus?
Have you ever tried a flavored one? Oddly enough, the best hummus I’ve ever eaten was in Hong Kong. I was there for a varsity tennis tournament, and we stumbled upon this tiny Middle Eastern restaurant one night. Have you ever noticed some of the best food can be found in those hole-in-the-wall places?
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I’ve had this on my list to try for awhile. Yum! I tripled it by using a whole can of chickpeas and an 8 oz can of tomato sauce. Mine was a little thin, but I didn’t have enough nooch either. That didn’t matter. The flavor was still really good!
This was delicious. Thank you, Katie
This sounds great. I made some, the regular chick pea and tahini type, the other day and it tasted a little meh so I added some nutritional yeast and it made a big difference. When eating it today I also sprinkled some dukkah on top and it was really good. I think I will try this next time though. This is the first time I have seen a recipe for hummus without the tahini though. Although from Chinar’s recipe above it doesn’t traditionally have it in there anyway.
I am another non-vegan or vegetarian who absolutely loves you blog and have shared recipes from it with lots of people. Can’t wait for your book to come out, will you be stocking it in any Australian shops? Or doing a book signing tour over here? Not serious on that one but it would be awesome 🙂
I’ve always wanted to go to Australia! My high school went as a school trip, but my family moved away before the trip took place.
I don’t actually know if it will be sold over there in stores, but it looks like Amazon ships to Australia. 🙂
Love this!! We make it for every family party now, great way to get picky kids and non-veg eating adults to eat a vegetable. They don’t even know the dip is healthy!
I wasn’t sure about this…but I was intrigued, so I gave it a whirl. And it is DELISH!!! Honestly, so, so good. And healthy! Yummy. Especially on toasted, sprouted Ezekial English muffins, topped with veggies for a mini pizza. Thanks Katie! xo
I love blending chickpeas (or other beans) with steamed cauliflower. It really cuts down on the calories and doesn’t affect the taste! I love to flavor it with miso!!
Hello Katie,
Love your recipes. I’m not a vegan, but I have to avoid gluten, dairy (I drink rice milk )
and no eggs. I can have egg yolks every now and again, but no egg white. When I
make cakes I separate the egg whites. I would like to know what is the substitute that
I could use.
Thanking you,
Dora.
I recently made this and omg, I know for a fact that I’ll be making this my whole life 😀
it’s delicious!
THIS LOOKS SO DELICIOUS! I can’t wait to try this! I love all this blog!
Hey there! I’m at work browsing your blog from my new iphone! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Carry on the great work!