Pizza with Chickpeas and Za'atar

Pizza with Chickpeas and Za'atar

Here's a delicious use for Za'atar.  Make a pizza with zip using chickpeas, feta, mozzarella, and fresh tomato.  Za'atar brings everything together.

Looking for something delicious, hearty, and reasonably healthy?  Try this easy pizza that comes together and is in the oven within 30 minutes and cooks in 20 minutes!  A homemade crowd pleaser that is a delicious twist on the typical pizza!

Pizza with Chickpeas and Za'atar Recipe

By Claire
Prep time: Approximately 30 minutes
Cook time: Approximately 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 package of ready-made pizza dough (available in most grocery stores)
  • 1 can of chickpeas
  • 3 tbs of ClaireMade Za'atar
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil + 1 tsp to grease pan
  • 1 large fresh tomato diced (you can use canned diced tomatoes)
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 4 oz. fresh mozzarella
  • 4 oz. feta cheese

Instructions

  • 1. PRE-HEAT oven to 400 degrees
  • 2. Divide pizza dough into two equal pieces and shape into two circles of about 10" each
  • 3. Drain the chickpeas and mash them with a fork into a slightly chunky paste
  • 4. Mix the lemon juice and 1/4 cup of olive oil into the chickpea paste
  • 5. Combine the za'atar into the chickpea mixture
  • 6. Spread half the chickpea mixture on each of the circles of dough leaving a 1/2" edge of dough on the outside of each circle
  • 7. Sprinkle half the mozzarella and half the feta on each of the pizzas
  • 8. Spread half of the diced tomatoes on each of the pizzas
  • 9. Cook in a 400-degree oven until bottom of pizza is crusty and golden, approximately 20 minutes
  • 10. Cut each pizza into 4 slices and enjoy!

Notes

If you are using canned diced tomatoes, be sure to drain the tomatoes, dry them with a paper towel, and chop into small pieces
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