Name: Grilled Pizza with Spicy Hummus, Vegetables, Goat Cheese and Black Olives
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked chickpeas, from dried, or canned, drained and rinsed; 6 cloves garlic, roasted; 2 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp honey; 3 Tbsp tahini; ½ cup olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ Pizza Dough, rolled into 2 (10-inch) rounds, recipe follows; Canola oil; 2 red peppers, grilled cut into strips; 6 grilled scallions, thinly sliced; 1 Japanese eggplant, cut in ½ and grilled; 1 zucchini, cut in half and grilled; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp ancho powder; ½ cup crumbled goat cheese; ¼ cup chopped black kalamata olives; ¼ cup freshly chopped basil leaves; ⅔ cup lukewarm water (105ºF to 115ºF); 2 ½ tsp active dry yeast; ½ tsp sugar; 2 Tbsp olive oil, plus additional for oiling bowl; 1 ¾ - 2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour; ¼ cup finely ground yellow cornmeal; 2 tsp coarse salt--deleted

Grilled Pizza with Spicy Hummus, Vegetables, Goat Cheese and Black Olives

Prep Time

55 min

Cook Time

40 min

Yields

4 servings

This Mediterranean pizza is grilled for a crispy crust and topped with a homemade spicy chickpea hummus, a medley of vegetables including Japanese eggplant, kalamata olives and fresh basil.

ingredients

Spicy Hummus

cups cooked chickpeas, from dried, or canned, drained and rinsed

cloves garlic, roasted

tsp cayenne pepper

Tbsp lemon juice

Tbsp honey

Tbsp tahini

cup olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pizza

Pizza Dough, rolled into 2 (10-inch) rounds, recipe follows

Canola oil

red peppers, grilled cut into strips

grilled scallions, thinly sliced

Japanese eggplant, cut in ½ and grilled

zucchini, cut in half and grilled

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Tbsp ancho powder

cup crumbled goat cheese

cup chopped black kalamata olives

cup freshly chopped basil leaves

Pizza Dough

⅔

cup lukewarm water (105ºF to 115ºF)

2 ½

tsp active dry yeast

tsp sugar

Tbsp olive oil, plus additional for oiling bowl

1 ¾

- 2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour

cup finely ground yellow cornmeal

tsp coarse salt--deleted

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Place chickpeas, garlic, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, honey and tahini in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. With the machine running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Step 2

Heat the grill to high. Brush both sides of the pizzas with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.

Step 3

Top each pizza with the spicy hummus. Arrange any or all of the veggies on top of the hummus and top with the goat cheese. Season with salt, pepper and ancho powder. Place the bread back on the grill, close the cover and grill for 5 minutes to heat through. Remove and add black olives and fresh basil.

Step 4

In a large bowl stir together 1/3 cup water, yeast, and sugar and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining 1/3 cup water, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 3/4 cups flour, cornmeal, and salt and blend until the mixture forms a dough. Knead dough on a floured surface, incorporating as much of remaining 1/4 cup flour, as necessary, to prevent dough from sticking, until smooth about 5 to 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball.

Step 5

Lightly oil the sides and bottom of a large bowl with oil, add the dough, turn to coat in the oil, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Gently punch the dough down and divide into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece on a lightly floured surface into a 10-inch circle that is 1/8-inch thick. Brush off excess flour and transfer the dough to a baking sheet, cover each circle of dough with plastic wrap and continue stacking rolled out pieces on top of each other. Wrap well with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to grill.

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