Sunday, December 4, 2011

Spinach-Hummus Pizza with balsamic drizzle

I made this for dinner the other night.  The idea for it came from my greatest source of inspiration; the contents of my fridge. Also, I've never met a pizza I didn't like.  There are two things a little odd about this pizza, which translates into awesomeness: 1) poppyseeds are sprinkled on top of the pizza dough, the effect is something like a poppy seed bagel with the little seeds crunching between your teeth, 2) hummus is used instead of tomato sauce. The combination is divine, why didn't I think of this before??


You'll need:

-pizza dough (I bought mine at the grocery store)
- olive oil
- garlic powder
- 1-2 tablespoon of poppy seeds
- 3/4 cup of hummus
- half a bag of fresh spinach
- goat cheese or feta cheese
- balsamic syrup*

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.  Pound, roll, smash, throw, etc. your pizza dough to the size of the pan you are going to cook it on.  Brush it with olive oil and sprinkle it with some garlic powder and the poppy seeds.  Throw it in the oven for approximately 5-7 minutes, or until the dough is cooked but not really brown.

While your dough is in the oven, toss the spinach with approximately 1 tablespoon of olive oil (just enough to coat it) and a dash of salt and pepper.  When the dough is ready, take it out of the oven and spread the hummus over the crust.  Use as much or as little hummus as you like.  Pile the spinach on top of the hummus and put it back in the oven for another 5 minutes.

After you take it out of the oven for the second time (the spinach will have wilted) sprinkles some cheese crumbles over the top and drizzle it with balsamic syrup.  Put the pizza back in the oven for 2 minutes, just to get the cheese a little melty.

*You can actually buy balsamic syrup in most grocery stores now.  If you can't find it, simmer some balsamic vinegar over low heat until it thickens and voila, balsamic syrup!  Don't skip the balsamic!

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