Have Your Pizza and Eat It, Too

On Friday night, my husband and I like to hunker down with a movie and a tasty dinner. This flavorful pizza feels like junk food, but it won’t destroy your diet.

Using hummus instead of sauce makes it interesting, and it tastes so good, you’ll never miss the cheese. The creamy texture of the hummus and the roasted flavor of the vegetables made me say “mmm” with each bite.

(Mix it up with vegetables and hummus flavor of your choice!)

Hummus Veggie Pizza

Recipe adapted from Quick-Fix Vegetarian by Robin Robertson

1 eggplant, sliced

½ to 1 cup sliced mushrooms

1 small yellow onion, sliced

¼ to ½ cup artichoke hearts, chopped

¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

½ teaspoon dried marjoram

½ teaspoon basil

¾ cup hummus

salt and pepper

1 prebaked or homemade pizza crust

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Drizzle the eggplant, mushrooms, and onion with olive oil to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables until tender—I use a cast iron stove top grill sprayed lightly with cooking spray—and sprinkle them with marjoram and basil.

Place the pizza crust of your choice on a metal pizza pan that has been sprayed lightly with olive oil and spread the hummus evenly across it. Arrange the veggies over the crust. Bake for 10 minutes.