This vegan Greek pizza is made with a thick crust slathered in creamy hummus and zesty tomato sauce, then piled with toppings like Kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, and fresh herbs. It’s a flavor-packed, super-satisfying vegan pizza that even omnivores will love. Nobody will miss the cheese on this one!
Full disclosure: this vegan Greek pizza is totally inauthentic. But did you really expect a girl who shares recipes for stuff like vegan taco pizza, vegan barbecue pizza, and vegan falafel pizza to come up with something legit? To the best of my knowledge, there is such a thing as a Greek pizza, but it has more to do with the style of crust than the toppings. This one is all about the toppings.
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This pizza starts with a pretty basic crust, and simple pizza sauce. But from there I broke all the rules. For starters, I added hummus. I've made hummus pizza before, but never paired hummus and sauce. They go together beautifully, and I promise you will not miss the cheese. Piled on top you've got Kalamata olives and artichoke hearts, fresh basil, and scallions. So much goodness!
As you may have surmised, this pizza is pretty hearty. It will satisfy everyone at your vegan pizza party, but folks will still come back for a second slice, because it's that good! Be forewarned, though — it's sloppy eatin' (I know you know sloppy pizza is the best), and you might need to use a fork.
Ingredients You'll Need
Below you'll find a list of ingredients in this recipe, with notes and substitutions. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the post to see the full recipe, including the amount of each ingredient.
- Pizza dough. You can use store-bought pizza dough to keep things simple, or make your own. If going with homemade, maybe give my whole wheat pizza dough a try.
- Olive oil. Since you'll be using this for both the crust and the hummus, stick with good-quality extra virgin olive oil and avoid substituting other oils.
- Cornmeal. This helps prevent the crust from sticking to your baking sheet or pizza stone, and it adds a nice texture to the crust.
- Crushed tomatoes. Tomato puree or sauce can be substituted if that's what you've got.
- Garlic.
- Dried oregano.
- Sugar. Use organic granulated sugar to keep the recipe vegan. Conventional sugar is often processed with animal bone char.
- Salt & pepper.
- Chickpeas. Use canned chickpeas to make life easy.
- Tahini. Tahini is a type of sesame paste used in hummus. It can be found in the international aisle of the grocery store.
- Lemon juice. Use freshly squeezed lemon juice for your hummus. It'll give it the best flavor!
- Ground cumin.
- Kalamata olives.
- Artichoke hearts. I use water-packed canned artichoke hearts, but feel free to use marinated for some extra indulgence.
- Fresh basil.
- Scallions.
How It's Made
Below is a detailed photo tutorial on how to make this dish. Scroll all the way down if you'd like to skip right to the recipe!
Step 1: Prepare. Preheat your oven to 450°F. Place a pizza stone or oiled baking sheet into the oven to heat up. Preheating your bakeware will give your crust maximum rise and a nice crispy bottom.
Step 2: Make the crust. Roll out your dough and brush it with oil. Sprinkle your baking sheet or pizza stone with cornmeal, then place the crust on it (carefully!), and bake the crust until it's golden and puffy.
Step 3: Make the sauce. Simmer crushed tomatoes, minced garlic, oregano, and sugar until the mixture thickens slightly, then season it with salt and pepper. Easy!
Step 4: Make the hummus. Blend your chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and salt in a food processor. Thin the mixture with water as needed, but keep it pretty thick.
Step 5: Assemble and finish. Slather your hummus over the crust, followed by the sauce. Pile on the olives and artichoke hearts, then pop the pizza back into the oven for a few minutes. Finally, sprinkle it with basil and scallions.
Tip: Feel free to save time and use your favorite store-bought hummus.
Step 6: Serve. Your vegan Greek pizza is ready to enjoy! Grab a slice and dig in.
Variations
- Hummus swaps. Use your favorite flavor of store-bought hummus, or one of my homemade varieties like roasted red pepper hummus, roasted garlic hummus, or pesto hummus.
- Additional toppings. Keeping in mind that this pizza is already heavy on toppings, feel free to add more if you think you can handle it. Try roasted vegetables, marinated mushrooms, pepperoncini, or roasted red peppers.
- Cheesy Greek pizza. This pizza by no means needs cheese, but it certainly wouldn't be a bad addition. Sprinkle it with some vegan shredded mozzarella or crumbled feta before that final 3 to 5 minute warm-up in the oven.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yep! Just use a vegan gluten-free pizza crust.
Sure! Just follow the package directions for heating it up.
Leftover vegan Greek pizza will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for about three days, or in the freezer for about 3 months. Reheat it in a 400°F oven on a baking sheet. This already sloppy pizza may get a bit sloppier if you freeze it, but it will still be delicious.
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Greek Pizza
Equipment
- Pizza stone, or a large baking sheet
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pizza dough, store-bought or homemade
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal
For the Sauce:
- 1 ¼ cups crushed tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon organic granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
For the Hummus:
- 1 (15 ounce/425 gram) can chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 3 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoons salt, plus more to taste
- 2 tablespoons water, or more if needed
For Topping:
- ½ cup Kalamata olives, halved
- ½ cup canned artichoke hearts, quartered
- ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
- 2 scallions, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°. Place a pizza stone or lightly oiled baking sheet into the oven to preheat.
- Roll the dough to a 12 to 14 inch circle. Brush the top with some oil. Carefully sprinkle the baking sheet or pizza stone with cornmeal, then carefully transfer the crust to the baking sheet. Place into the oven and bake until browned and puffy, about 15 to 18 minutes. Leave the oven on when you remove the crust.
- Make the sauce while the crust bakes. Place tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and sugar into a small saucepan and set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, lower heat, and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, until it thickens up a bit, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- While the crust bakes and the sauce simmers, make the hummus. Place the chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin into the bowl of a food processor fitted with an S-blade and blend until smooth. You can thin the mixture with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water in order to smooth it out if you like, but try to keep it relatively thick. Season with salt to taste.
- When the crust has finished baking, spread the top with hummus in an even layer. Spread the sauce over the hummus, then distribute the olives and artichoke hearts over the pizza.
- Place the pizza back into the oven for 3 to 5 minutes to warm the toppings. Sprinkle the pizza with basil and scallions. Slice and serve.
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Alissa, I'm traveling via RV across the US this month, but I'm going to make the pizza as soon as I can get my hands on a frozen vegan cauliflower pizza crust! (Oggi makes a pretty good vegan cauliflower crust.) I plan to add all the toppings plus some vegan feta and/or mozzarella! Your recipes are SO GOOD!
Alissa!! Another fabulous recipe! Friday night is pizza night for us and this was so fabulous tonight! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing recipe. Since we are exploring especially Greek Pizza, very helpful, loved it!! Please share some more recipe relating to Greek Pizza :-)
You were right - I didn't miss the cheese at all. This was amazing! Thank you!
You are welcome! So glad that you enjoyed it!
what a fun idea! i love that you made it Greek cause of pi. Why didn't I think of that?