Chickpea Pumpkin Veggie Pizza with Basic Pizza crust. Pumpkin sauce spiced with herbs and spices, topped with spicy chickpeas, veggies and pepita parmesan. Vegan Pizza Recipe Makes 1 medium to large pizza. 5 main ingredients – Pumpkin puree + herbs, Chickpeas + spice mix, pizza crust (storebought or homemade), veggies (optional), vegan parm or cheese.
Prep Time20mins
Cook Time20mins
Total Time40mins
Course: Pizza
Cuisine: fusion
Servings: 3
Calories: 315kcal
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin sauce:
3/4cuppumpkin pureenot pumpkin pie mix, or roasted butternut puree or other winter squash puree
1/2tspsalt or to taste
1/2tspsugar or other sweetener
1tspitalian herb blend or oregano + thyme + sage
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/4tsponion powder
1/2tspground cumin
1/2tsplemon juice
1Tbspnon dairy milkoptional
a generous sprinkle of black pepper to taste
For the spiced chickpeas:
3/4cupcooked chickpeas
1tspoil
1/3or more saltdepending on if the chickpeas were salted
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F / 220ºc. Prep the Pizza dough according to instruction. Roll it out into a 12 to 13 inch pizza. Let the rolled out dough sit near the warming oven for 5 minutes.
Make the pumpkin sauce: Mix everything in a bowl until well combined. Add more salt if needed.
Mix all the ingredients under chickpeas until well combined and all chickpeas are covered in spice.
Spread the pumpkin sauce over the rolled out dough evenly.
Add a layer of sliced tomatoes, then sliced onions, and other veggies like zucchini or mushrooms if using.
Add spiced chickpeas all over. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Bake for 16 to 17 minutes. Broil for a minute to brown if needed.
Remove the pizza from the oven. Add chopped fresh basil or other herbs on top. Sprinkle vegan parmesan. Let it sit for a minute, the slice and serve.
Notes
Chao cheeses work well on the pizza too. Slice into thin strips and add before baking.Nutritional values based on one serving