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)
- 2-4 tbsp nutritional yeast
- heaping 1/2 tsp dry basil
- heaping 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2 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 am LOVING your new savory posts!!! I always loved your dessert posts (hello, this is my favorite blog!) but now with the addition of a savory post here and there, your blog has gotten even more… sweet ;).
do you believe in fate?
tell me how weird this is.
so i was totally planning dinner tonight and thought i haven’t made a hummus pizza in forever. i basically take a tortilla make hummus my “sauce” and add 938924 toppings. i was debating what hummus to use as i was kind of burned out on the ones i had.
totally making this. this is totally my hummus base for tonight.
so thank you. i think it’s fate 🙂
Too fun! I hope you like it!!
never had hummus but it’s been on my list to try, and now I have been convinced! Question tho: Could I omit/sub the yeast?
Sorry, I don’t know how that would taste.
I just made it and didn’t have nutritional yeast on hand so I subbed a non dairy cheese that I have and it came out wonderfully!
Thank you for asking this and posting your result! I was going to ask about the nutritional yeast, too. I’ve never seen a hummus recipe with it, so I thought maybe I could omit or use tahini…
I’m allergic to bakers and brewer’s yeast, so I’m askeeeered to use nutritional yeast! My solution? A couple of tablespoons of daiya cheese. YUMMMMMMMM!
the last pic is divine!
I just had hummus for lunch 🙂 Looooooove it! I usually always make my own, so easy and versatile.
This reminds me of a hummus I created last summer: with fresh basil and sun dried tomatoes, soo good!
Where can I find the other hummus recipes you have posted? I would like to have a way to search for the recipes on your blog. Also your picture looks like you have some fresh basil maybe or left it a little chunky when mixing. Or are these things you were dipping with? Love your recipes. So many good things on your blog. Thanks.
Hi Connie 🙂
There’s a search bar at the top-right of my blog (directly under the first foodbuzz ad). But I also have all my bean recipes tagged: https://lett-trim.today/?s=beans+
Gah! This looks soooooo good!!!!
Where is your cookbook???
This looks awesome!! And I second the above comment, when’s the cookbook coming out? 🙂
Y’all are way too sweet :).
I’ve just started really working on the cookbook… it’s going to be a while, but there WILL be one. Someday :).
Can I sub wheat germ for the nutritional yeast?
The nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor.
Ha, now I want to pen a pizza hummus theme song! This looks delicious!!
I ADORE hummus!
Thank you for this variant on the golden sauce :). Will try tonight!