Thai Chickpea Pizza Recipes

THAI CHICKPEA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Toss chickpeas with plum sauce and stir to coat. Let sit while you slice the onion and peppers.
• Spoon the chickpeas and plum sauce over the prepared crust spreading out as much as possible.
• Sprinkle red pepper flakes over the plum sauce to taste (remember, the peanut sauce adds heat as well!).
• Layer on the onion and peppers.
• Reduce oven to 450 degrees and bake for 12-13 minutes.
• Remove the pizza from the oven and drizzle peanut sauce over the pizza.
• Finish with green onions and cilantro.

THAI CHICKEN PIZZA WITH CARROTS AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lowest position, and heat oven to 450 degrees. Place crust on a cookie sheet. Mix peanut sauce and peanut butter, then spread 2/3 of the sauce over the pizza crust; toss remaining 1/3 of the sauce with the shredded chicken. Spread chicken over pizza.
• Bake until the crust is crisp and golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven, and top with carrots, green onions, peanuts and cilantro. Cut into 6 slices and serve.

THAI CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Form pizza crust on pizza pan or cookie sheet. Top with duck or plum sauce - spread it around like you would pizza sauce. Sprinkle the pizza with some crushed red pepper flakes then top with cheese and peppers. Bake until golden and bubbly, 15 to 17 minutes.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Combine vegetable oil, soy sauce and peanut butter with hot sauce and grill seasoning. Use the microwave to loosen up peanut butter if it is too cold to blend into sauce, 10 seconds ought to do it. Add chicken and coat evenly with mixture. Let stand 10 minutes then grill chicken cutlets 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until firm. Slice chicken into very thin strips.
• While chicken cooks, mix honey and vinegar and add the cucumber. Turn to coat evenly.
• Top the hot, cooked pizza with chicken, scallions, sprouts and cilantro. Drain cucumbers and scatter over the pizza. Garnish pizza with peanuts, cut into 8 wedges and serve.