Hello out there in TV Blog-Land! Today's post is brought to you by my favorite bean: Chickpea!
Chickpea goes by many names: Garbanzo, Chana, and Indian pea...
Chickpea makes a lot of my favorite foods come true! Hummus, falafel, Chana Masala, and recently--pizza and blondies!
A few days ago I saw a recipe for Booyah BBQ Socca Pizza and I was drooling over the pictures! So I gave it a whirl...
The only change I made to the recipe was to add a pinch of baking soda to the batter, and to reduce the oil. I also did not have barbecue sauce or the ingredients to make my own.
Instead, I topped the crust with a thin layer of A1 sauce, then with a larger amount of tomato sauce.
I added mushrooms, red onion, and broccoli to the sauce before broiling, then added nutritional yeast before eating!
Behold the wonders of chickpea flour!
My next socca pizza had the same sauce I used before, and red onion, broccoli, and leftover nutty sweet potatoes (recipe soon!) as the topping.
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I think this crust would be great with a Hawaiin twist too- pineapple and roasted peanuts, anyone?!
I also tried out Katie's recipe for Chocolate Chip Blondies (They're good for you) made with...what else? Chickpeas!
I didn't have ground flaxseed, so I subbed in chia seeds. They were a bit "seedy" because of the chia, but once I got past it, they were delicious! I may try them again with oat flour in place of the flax or chia.
Perfect straight out of the oven with a glass of coooool soymilk.
Some of my other favorite beans are: Cannellini Beans and Mung Beans.
Do you have a favorite bean?
and
What are your favorite pizza toppings?
Mmm I wanna try the blondies!
ReplyDeleteChana is definitely my favorite. I really want to try this pizza, my stomach does tolerate the regular wheat pizza well, so alternatives work best for me.
ReplyDeleteWe are chickpea lovers here too! There are so many uses for them...love the look of that pizza!
ReplyDeleteI love cannellini beans. They are by far my fave. I'm always so intrigued by the chickpea flour and socca. It looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI love any bean really :), My favourtie Pizza topping is pineapple or brocolli (but you cant often find it. Your pizza looks delish!
ReplyDeleteYou just can't go wrong with pizza -- it doesn't matter what crust you use, how you top it, or if you use cheese. It just always works. :)
ReplyDeleteI like pinto beans, especially the Trader Joe's low fat refried kind!
I need to get on this socca thing. If everyone is posting about it, it must be good!!
ReplyDeletemy pizzas are always topped with lots of sauce and more veggies!!
favorite bean....butter beans are kind of fun!!
That pizza looks delicious - and I've still got to make those blondies!
ReplyDeleteFavourite bean probably aduki/adzuki... love the sweet flavour :-)
Hey Sonia!You have a great blog with some interesting recipes :)
ReplyDeleteI love chickpeas too... I use them in so many ways. They are truly versatile!
I think chickpeas are my favorite bean of all!
ReplyDeleteI am not creative when it comes to flour..I have only used wheat. I need to give chickpea flour a try. Everything looks delish!
wala...a Blondie recipe i can enjoy!!! no guilt!!! such a great discovery. thanks!!! ill post it when i get some apple sauce in place of pb
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