Hummus + Veggie Flatbread Pizza

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This is the type of meal I could eat for lunch and/or dinner every single day, all summer long.

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It's quick, light, and so very fresh.  Light unless you eat all the flatbread.  Don't eat all the flatbread.

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This meal starts with homemade flatbread which is much less daunting than it sounds to make.  No yeast!  No rising!  Gluten-free!  Cooks in minutes!

Did I sell you on it yet?

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Next it's the homemade hummus that takes about 7 whole minutes to throw together.

Schmear it on the flatbread.

Pile on the raw veggies.

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BAM.

Dinner.

Lunch.

Snack.

Whatever you want.

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Change the toppings to your liking.  Really, the sky's the limit and this flatbread is the perfect vehicle for your favorite ingredients.  

Just don't roll it.

This flatbread stays flat.

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Slice + serve. 

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Hummus + Veggie Flatbread Pizza

gluten-free// yields 8 flatbread pizzas

  • 1 batch hummus
  • 1 batch flatbread
  • 2 bell peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
  • kalamata olives
  • goat or feta cheese
  • fresh oregano + black pepper, to top

other topping options: spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted peppers, red onion, roased garlic, banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, or add cooked veggies + cheese on top and bake the flatbread at 400* for 4-5 minutes and serve hot

  1. Spread hummus on cooled flatbreads then top however you'd like.
  2. Slice into 4-6 pieces and serve.

Simple Hummus

  • 1 1/2 cups chickpeas, drained + rinsed
  • 3 tablespoons tahini
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1-2 tablespoons water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
  1. Combine all ingredients, starting with 1 tablespoon water, in your food processor and turn on.  *For super smooth hummus peel your chickpeas before adding to your food processor.
  2. Scrape the sides as needed and add 1 more tablespoon of water and/or more olive oil if desired.  Process again until well combined.
  3. Taste + add more salt if desired.
  4. Store in the fridge for 5-7 days.
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Why the quick meal?  Why the brief post?

Well, quick meals are just awesome + I have NEWS!  [No baby.  The immediate assumption.]

I wanted to hold off until things were certain and they finally are.  Chris and I are moving back to Denver [from Fort Collins] in about 3 weeks!  After Chris passed the PE just a few months ago he also secured a fantastic new job in Denver.  The commute is awful, nearly 2 hours in each direction, so we are headed back to the city!  It's been a ridiculous, crazy, exciting, insane, overwhelming, hectic past few months but we are happy + ready.  The first thing most people say is, "But what about your house that you worked so hard on!!??"  We did have to sell our house and are buying a new-to-us [but really old, 1930's!] house in a neighborhood we couldn't be happier with.  The move is bittersweet for a handful of reasons, but we are so looking foward to this next adventure in our lives.  I'll be sharing more details in weeks to come but wanted to give you a heads up in case things become a bit sporadic for a week or two at the end of July. 

Now go make yourself a hummus pizza.

Ashley