Falafel Pizzas?

Geez Louise....I've neglected this blog. It's definitely not from lack of cooking. Since my last post I've really gotten into baking. On a weekly basis I've been making muffins, breads, cobblers, brownies, and other tasty goodies. However, I'll save those for another time and instead share some falafel pizzas I made tonight. I know, I know.....falafel and pizza in the same sentence? Well, many many years ago I roadied with a band called Trepan Nation from Chicago. We rolled into Richmond, VA the day before our show and ended up sleeping in a van in a parking lot somewhere. Anyway, that evening we found a 24 hr pizza joint that strangely enough had falafels as a topping. We bought a big pie with falafels, eggplant, onions, and no cheese. It was the densest motherfucker of a pizza I've ever eaten, and I use the term "pizza" very loosely because it definitely did not taste like a pizza. But damn was it tasty. Now I've always been curious as to whether it actually made for good eating or if I was just starving at the time? Well I had a bunch of falafels left over from the previous day, so I thought I'd give it a go.

I got a couple Whole Wheat Pizza Crusts (Whole Foods Brand) and brushed them with some olive oil. Next I added some marinara sauce. Then I topped the pizzas with various combinations of broccoli, spinach, onions, roasted red peppers, plum tomatoes, and falafel. Finally, I topped both pies off with shredded Follow My Heart Soy Cheese, Monteray Jack style. I cooked them at 400 degrees for 7 mins then broiled them till the cheese melted and browned a bit.

The verdit....Bella gives a thumbs up! Falafels do indeed make for a good pizza topping.