Pumpkin Kale Chickpea Pizza
This pumpkin kale chickpea pizza is a perfect weeknight meal! Pure vegan comfort food.
Servings: 2
Calories: 619kcal
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 4 cups butternut/pumpkin cubed
- 2-3 cloves garlic lightly crushed and skin on
- 1-2 tbsps cooking oil
- 1/2 cup tomato roughly chopped
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Toppings
- 1.5 cup cooked chickpeas (½ cup dried = 1.5 cup cooked = 1 15 oz can drained)
- 1 cup bell pepper (capsicum, any color) chopped
- 1 cup onion sliced
- 2 cups kale shredded
- 1 cup cauliflower mix florets until rice-grain-like in a blender (optional)
- 1 tsp ground cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 pizza dough for 2 small pizzas (or 1 big to share) scroll down to notes if making your own
Instructions
- If making dough, do this first as it needs about 1 hour to rise.
- Preheat oven to 400°F or 200°C.
- Add butternut and garlic to an oven dish, drizzle with oil and add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Toss to coat. Roast for 30 minutes or until butternut is soft.
- Meanwhile, heat cooking oil over medium-high heat in a pan. Saute onions, bell pepper, chickpeas, and kale for 3-5 minutes. Add herbs and stir regularly. Set aside.
- When butternut is soft, take out the garlic and push the inside of the roasted garlic out of the skin. Add with all other sauce ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. Add water if needed. Season with pepper and salt if you want
- Roll out dough, top with sauce and toppings.
- Cook in the oven for about 15 minutes or until crisp.
Notes
- The recipe makes 1 small pizza each or making a big, baking size pizza to share.
- Making your own dough? Click here to get to the recipe I used.
- Add grated cheese if you want. The pizza is actually very lovely and to our option tastier without cheese as we tried both options.
- Many of us buy canned chickpeas because of the long soaking and cooking times. But did you know that you could soak and cook a big batch and freeze them for later use? Click here for more info
Interesting Read(s):
- Pocket-Friendly Ways to Put Healthy Dinners on the Table
- The Importance of Leafy Greens in Your Diet
- The 3 Best and Healthiest Oils for High Heat Cooking