Mediterranean Pizza With Feta Cheese
Mediterranean Pizza with feta cheese - thin crust, topped with olives, red peppers, chickpeas and onions. Great recipe, if you are looking for a change from your old favorite pizza.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Pizza
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 2
For the pizza:
- 1 pound homemade or store bought pizza dough (I used my Neapolitan Pizza Dough recipe)
- cornmeal for dusting the pizza peel
- 1/4 cup pizza sauce
- 2-3 large roasted red peppers from a can , chopped
- 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped green onions (optional)
For the chickpeas:
- 1/2 cup chickpeas from a can , minced and dried with paper towels
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- pinch of cayenne pepper
For the pizza:
Preheat oven to 450 F. If you are using a pizza stone, place it in the oven.
On a pizza peel or a baking sheet, sprinkle cornmeal. Cut dough in 2 pieces.
Form a circle from each one, stretch pizza dough, where necessary. (I suggest that you bake pizzas separately).
Divide pizza sauce between pizzas, spread it on top, leaving at least 1/2 inch around the edges.
Top each pizza with 1/2 of the seasoned chickpeas and red peppers.
Add olives, (If you are not a fan of baked olives in pizza, you may add them at the end. )
Bake pizzas for 7-8 minutes, then add feta cheese and bake for 2 more minutes. Edges should be golden, chickpeas cooked and feta should be just warmed up at the end.
Remove pizza from the oven, let it sit at room temperature for 2-3 minutes. Top with green onions (optional).
Calories: 779kcal | Carbohydrates: 124g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 3073mg | Potassium: 274mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 670IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 8.2mg