Fresh Veggie Pizza
Fresh, crunchy, colorful veggies and dip lay atop a gorgeously colored Beet Pizza base in this Fresh Veggie Pizza!
So …I have a confession – sometimes I double dip! If you happen to come to visit me and I offer you some dip – whether it be homemade Beet Dip or store-bought Green Onion Dip – just remember, you’ve been warned!
This whole dip to veggie ratio can be mind-boggling! Sometimes, I cut veggies into too small chunks and I end up with dip all over my hands. Then, there are other times when I cut veggies into too large chunks and…well…I find myself in a conundrum! Do I double dip? Do I just munch on the dip-free veggie? Or, do I just chuck the dip-free veggie? If the dip is really good…those last two options are really hard – don’t you agree?
I guess the only solution to this whole dip to veggie ratio conundrum is to eat pizza! Beet Pizza, to be exact!
But wait – this isn’t like any of the other beet pizzas I’ve posted on here! This beet pizza is piled high with a smorgasbord of colorful and crunchy veggies and beans – that happen to be sitting on a base of Kraft Green Onion Dip!
I make beet pizza quite often for dinner for my daughter and I, and, sometimes we top our beet pizza base with hummus or tomato paste and beans and veggies. But, last night when my daughter and I ran into the grocery store to pick up some yogurt, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the shelf flags announcing the newly re-packaged Kraft French Onion, Green Onion, and Bacon Cheddar Dips.
I grabbed all three varieties and figured I would come home and try it on a beet pizza base and see if I could balance out this whole veggie to dig ratio.
And, y’all have gotta try this Fresh Veggie Pizza! Even if y’all might not love beets (you really cannot taste them much in this pizza anyways), the dip, the beet pizza base, and all those colorful veggies and beans worked so incredibly well together!
Instructions
If you happen to have beet puree on hand, this pizza base is ready in less than 30 minutes!:
• First, preheat the oven to 360
• Then, mix 1 cup beet puree, 1/2 cup almond meal, 1/2 cup brown rice flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder together
• Add in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley and mix well
**At this point, the dough will be quite wet, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be**
• Using a spoon, spread out beet pizza dough onto a parchment-lined baking tray
• Bake for 25 minutes at 360 degrees
• Let cool
• When cool, spread about 3 tablespoons of Kraft Green Onion Dip on the pizza base (You could use either the French Onion or Bacon Cheddar too)
• Chop up some veggies and pile on top! I used green peppers, red, yellow, orange peppers, some red cabbage, some spinach, some black beans, corn, celery, and broccoli on mine.
***You could easily substitute the 1/2 cup almond meal + 1/2 cup brown rice flour for 1 cup of all-purpose flour and you can also substitute the parsley for a herb you prefer. This recipe has a lot of flexibility so you can enjoy the process as much as the fruits of your labor***
Now, I won’t recommend storing leftovers in the fridge or freezer – because this beet flavored fresh veggie pizza doesn’t really thaw out or reheat quite well – but, if you happen to have friends over, for say movie night or a get-together, then everyone can join in in making and enjoying this delightful Beet Pizza with Dip & Veggies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup beet puree
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
- 3 tablespoons Kraft Green Onion Dip
- Assorted Veggies Chopped Up – I used orange red and yellow peppers, broccoli, red cabbage black beans, corn spinach and celery
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360
- Then, mix 1 cup beet puree, 1/2 cup almond meal, 1/2 cup brown rice flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder together
- Add in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley and mix well (the dough will be quite wet, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be)
- Using a spoon, spread out beet pizza dough onto a parchment-lined baking tray
- Bake for 25 minutes at 360 degrees
- Let cool
- When cool, spread about 3 tablespoons of Kraft Green Onion Dip on the pizza base (You could use either the French Onion or Bacon Cheddar too)
- Chop up some veggies and pile them on top! I used green peppers, red, yellow, orange peppers, some red cabbage, some spinach, some black beans, corn, celery, and broccoli on mine.
- **If you don’t have beet puree on hand, you can easily make some by baking or boiling 3 medium to large beets for 45 minutes in a 385-degree Fahrenheit oven. These beets are then skinned and thrown into a blender and voila – beet puree!**
- ***You could easily substitute the 1/2 cup almond meal + 1/2 cup brown rice flour for 1 cup of all-purpose flour and you can also substitute the parsley for a herb you prefer. This recipe has a lot of flexibility so you can enjoy the process as much as the fruits of your labor***
It never ceases to amaze me what you can do with beets! Love this very colourful and vibrant pizza!
Woah!! This is hands down the most colourful pizza I’ve ever seen! Usually people pimp up the dough with cheese or try to make it extra crispy, but this idea to mix beet in it is new to me! I like 😀
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a pretty pizza, Shashi! And such a healthy pizza, too! I’m so in awe of your creative ideas (as I’ve told you many times before, but I do mean it!)
I’m all for the double dipping, to be honest, especially when you’re among friends! 🙂
Hahaha – I am so glad you think DD is ok -especially among friends! 🙂
Thanks so much!
Oh wow! This pizza looks Amazing! I’ve never tried beets, but with a Green Onion dip and load of veggies – I think I need to try your beet pizza soon! Thanks for sharing! {client}
Thanks so much Stephanie
Ha! Two days ago I was on a date and I double dipped. I realised what I was doing, and kind of stopped mid-way through, but that drew more attention to it. It wasn’t a first date so I told myself it was okay!! haha
Haha – well – you know he’s a keeper if it didn’t bother him 😉
What a brilliant idea! That colourful veggie topping looks so darn pretty.
Thanks so much Angie
Wow! Beet pizza – how creative, Shashi! And look at these vibrant colors going on the top! I’m impressed.
Thanks so much Ben!
GAH, your recipes are always so drop-dead gorgeous and creative!! I love love love this novel way to create pizza, I think I’m saving it for our next pizza night 🙂 thanks so much for sharing! and that dip tho!
Thanks so very much Ala! 🙂
haha I love your double dip confession! 🙂
And this pizza … that gorgeous crust and all those veggies and dip on top? Sounds fantastic! Have a great weekend!!
Haha – thanks so much Ashley! Hope you have had a wonderful weekend too!
What a BEAUTIFUL & COLOURFUL pizza!!!! Love this so much 🙂
Aww – thanks so much Paritha!
Shashi, you made a beet pizza crust?!!! you are my HERO!!!! I love this!!!
Thanks so much Alice!
Dudette, this pizza looks incredible! I am digging all of the flavors and colors you have going on there. I can only imagine how good this would taste for Friday pizza night! Also, we have a weakness for veggie dip around here, too. We don’t double-dip. We just stick our faces right into the container…that’s ok, right? 🙂 Well done on this creative recipe!!
Hahahaha! Oh dear – I just got a visual of you and Mrs Spiced sticking your faces into bowls with dip in them – now THAT’S my idea of Friday night entertainment! Thanks so much David!
Your pizza is gorgeous and so colourful. I do have a weakness for French onion dip xx
Thanks bunches Charlie! xx
Loving the vibrant colours here, and a great idea to use a the veggie pizza to go dipping!
Thanks so much Neil!
You’ve done it again! You’ve made me want to eat beets even though I’m not a huge fan… if I HAVE to choose a way to eat beets, it’s going to be in pizza form 😀
Heck – everything is better in pizza form – right?! 🙂
Thanks Erin!
So bright and colorful! Mom used to tell me to eat the rainbow to be healthy so I think this delicious beet pizza counts. So you are a double dipper, huh? Well that is good to know for next time we meet up…LOL
Hahaha – Bobbie – I am visiting my sister in Texas right now and every restaurant I’ve been in, we have had separate bowls of salsa! My sister says that a lot of restaurants do that here – just so people can double o triple dip!