Middle-Eastern Inspired Pizza

I have always been a big fan of hummus and turned to my trusty sandwich-filler for inspiration for this recipe. Until recently, I never appreciated just how easy it was to make my own and flavour it with a whole host of different things from paprika to pesto! If this isn’t something you want to try though, there’s nothing wrong with the off-the-shelf dips.

To make the hummus you’ll need:

400g can of chickpeas

3 tbsp of olive oil

1 tsp water

All that’s needed is a blitz in a food processor et voilà, homemade hummus in less than 5 minutes!

Other ingredients:

2 packets of Granose falafel mix

100g feta cheese

100g of crinkled beetroot, cut into strips

80g pomegranate seeds to top

2 handfuls of rocket to top

This recipe is enough to top two thin crust bases, so just half it if you’re only making one.

Method

1. While the bases are proving in the oven, make the hummus according to the instructions above.
2.  I’m yet to be brave enough to make my own falafel from scratch so I use Granose’s mix which only takes about 10 minutes to make 12 perfect falafel balls. The instructions on the pack are easy to follow but there are loads of different varieties out there though so experiment and see which one you like best!
3.  When the bases have finished proving, whack the oven up to 210°C so it can warm up while you’re topping your pizzas.
4. Spread half your hummus on one base, and half on the other.
5.  Cut each falafel ball in two and as above, distribute half on one pizza and half on the other.
6. Next, crumble the feta on top and add your beetroot.
7. Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
8. Before serving, sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds and rocket.
9.  Buon appetito!