Chickpea Caesar Salad Flatbread

You can either make your own pizza crust or use store-bought. To make the homemade vegan and gluten free pizza crust, either follow the instructions for the no-yeast vegan pizza crust, yeasted vegan pizza crust, or proceed to the next step to see how to use King Arthur's Gluten-Free Bread & Pizza Crust Baking Mix.

To prepare the Gluten-Free Pizza Crust using King Arthur Gluten-Free Bread & Pizza Crust Baking Mix, preheat the oven to 400.

Pour the flour contents of the baking into a bowl. Mix in ⅓ cup olive oil or melted vegan butter and ¾ cup warm water. Mix until a thick dough forms and then use your hands to form the dough into a round ball.

Place the vegan and gluten-free pizza dough onto a floured surface and roll it into a ⅓ inch thick slab. Transfer the dough onto a pizza baking sheet and bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven, brush the edges with olive oil or melted vegan butter, and return to the oven. Broil for 1-2 minutes until lightly golden around the edges.

While the pizza crust is baking, pour 1 entire can of chickpeas onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spray generously with olive oil spray and then season with the dried herbs, salt, and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven, toss, and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.

While the pizza crust and chickpeas are baking, slice the sourdough bread into 1 inch pieces. Spread then onto a parchment lined baking sheet and spray the tops generously with olive oil spray. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Bake in the oven for 7-10 minutes or until crispy.

In a food processor, add 1 15 ounce can of chickpeas (rinsed and drained), water, olive oil, dijon mustard, capers, garlic, lemon, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth, adding an additional tablespoon or two of water if the dressing is too thick. Set aside

Once the crust is done baking, spread the vegan caesar dressing over the crust. Sprinkle the top with romaine lettuce, the crispy chickpeas, store-bought or homemade croutons, and vegan parmesan cheese. Slice, serve, and enjoy!