This pizza is as delicious as it is beautiful! It’s also very nutritious. Here are the directions.

Start by making the pizza dough.

Homemade Pizza Crust – you’ll need one crust for this pizza

If you are making one large pizza (or two small ones) this recipe works well. Start by putting 2 cups of all-purpose flour in a bowl, then add about 1/2 teaspoon of finely ground salt and a pinch of sugar. I then drizzle in a little olive oil. Fill a measuring cup with warm water (about 1 cup) and dissolve 1 packet of rapid rise yeast and mix it well. Then add that to the flour mixture and mix well. The dough will immediately form together. If not, and it’s too wet add more flour, or if it’s too dry add a few drops of water a few at a time. Form the dough into a ball and drizzle olive oil over it to coat it, then cover it with a clean dish towel and put in a warm place to rise. Check it every 30 minutes and knead it to get out the air, then cover it again letting it rise two-three times, so you will need to give yourself at least 1 ½ hours to make the dough, keep it covered until you are ready to use it. It’s super easy to make the dough.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. While the oven is heating up, take the ball of dough and split it in half, then roll it out onto a clean counter or a wood pastry board. Put some flour down first so the dough does not stick. You can also press it out with your finger tips to get out all the air. Then roll out the dough in every direction so it forms a circle. I try a little hand tossing as well, why not!  If it breaks, not a problem start again! Carefully place the dough on a pizza tin. Put a little olive oil down first.

Now is the fun part! Drain one can of white northern bean, reserving some of the liquid and rinse well. Get out a blender or food processor and add the White Northern Beans (I like Goya) and a little of the liquid you saved to the blender. Drizzle in some extra virgin olive oil and a few tablespoons of water, add a tablespoon of crushed garlic, a pinch of sea salt, and a half of squeezed lemon. Blend these ingredients together and taste it! A little more salt may be necessary and you can add more garlic if you like things really garlicky. The consistency should be smooth. Blend for a few minutes.

Then wash two large handfuls of organic baby arugula and let it dry. You will need a large onion, about half, dice in large slivers. Saute the onions in a little olive oil and add a little salt. Once they have cooked a few minutes, maybe 3-4 minutes take them off the heat (before they loose that purple color) and set them aside.

Now assemble your pizza! Prepare your dough with a little extra virgin olive oil. Add to that some crushed thyme about 1/2 teaspoon, and sea salt and some pepper. Then add about 1/4 of the bean puree spreading it with the back of a spoon to that add the onions evenly distributed on top of the pizza. Lower the oven  to 425 and let the pizza cook for about 15 minutes. Then once it’s almost done add the arugula and about 5 dallops of the bean puree on top of the arugula, and more seasonings!! Back in the oven until it’s golden brown on the bottom and all the arugula is wilted. Its so yummy, make two!