Description
Chickpea crust pizza with walnut pesto
Ingredients
Scale
pizza crust
- 1 1/4 cup chickpea flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp oregano
quick pesto
- 1 cups basil leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp walnuts
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt & pepper to taste
toppings
- daiya vegan cheese slices
- 2 radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- 1/2 cup watercress (or arugula)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a bowl, mix together the chickpea flour, water, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and oregano.
- Let sit on the counter for 10 minutes.
- While the batter sits, let’s make the pesto.
- Place the basil, olive oil, walnuts, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a food processor, or in a mortar and pestle. Pulse until combined (or mash until combined)
- Spray a 16-inch round baking pan with cooking spray (or rub with a bit of olive oil) and pour the batter into the pan, spreading evenly.
- Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and spread the pesto mixture on the crust, followed by the Daiya cheese. Place back in the oven for 3-6 minutes, until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and top with radishes, avocado, and watercress.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza
- Calories: 790
- Sugar: 14g
- Fat: 41g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 82g
- Fiber: 26g
- Protein: 30g