Cauliflower pizza crust

courtney131

I made this and I absolutely loved it! It taste just like regular pizza! I used a cheese grater instead of a food processor and it was very easy and effective.


Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg white, beaten
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
1/2 tsp garlic salt
olive oil (optional)

pizza sauce, shredded cheese and your choice of toppings*

Directions:

To "Rice" the Cauliflower:
Take 1 large head of fresh cauliflower, remove stems and leaves, and chop the florets into chunks. Add to food processor and pulse until it looks like grain. Do not over-do pulse or you will puree it. (If you don't have a food processor, you can grate the whole head with a cheese grater). Place the riced cauliflower into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes. There is no need to add water, as the natural moisture in the cauliflower is enough to cook itself.

One large head should produce approximately 3 cups of riced cauliflower. The remainder can be used to make additional pizza crusts immediately, or can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.

To Make the Pizza Crust:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Add oregano, crushed garlic and garlic salt, stir. Transfer to the cookie sheet, and using your hands, pat out into a 9" round. Optional: Brush olive oil over top of mixture to help with browning.

Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.

Remove from oven. To the crust, add sauce, toppings and cheese. Place under a broiler at high heat just until cheese is melted (approximately 3-4 minutes).

vsyates

Sounds yummy! Calorie count??

karensquiz

bump!

joeylu

So you grat/rice the cauliflower before cooking right???

treatingmybodyright

What a fantastic idea! Thanks!

12skipafew99100

Interesting. I'm printing this out for later. Thanks

2dayirun4me

Bless you!!! I'm going to have an all out veggie pizza!!

avonchik

sounds great. need to go shopping now!LOL Thanks for sharing:bigsmile:

ashleighk90

I need to try this!

hlshubert

wow - sounds yummo! will definetly try!

lucentabella

Awesome! I'm going to try this!

vytamindi

Be careful when you grate it... cauliflower chunks ricochet everywhere! Wheee!!

My calorie count (which depends on whether or not you use eggwhite/eggs and which cheese you use) was around 1000 calories for the whole crust.

I gotta be honest, it's not pizza dough, but it really pleasantly surprised me!

ETA: My fiance eats like a horse so I doubled the recipe to make a medium sized pizza. That's why my numbers are so high. Ooopsies!

angelbeville

thanks for sharing! Sounds wonderful!

DirtyHippieFeet

Sounds awesome, thanks! This recipe serves a dual purpose for me since I'm watching what I eat, and my husband is allergic to gluten. Thanks!

keenercam

That sounds really delicious! Thank you!

miss_missa07

Definitely going to have to try this. It sounds awesome!

smcase

I'll be trying this one, thanks!

harley_rose

Sounds delicious will need to try

Tuffjourney

Be careful when you grate it... cauliflower chunks ricochet everywhere! Wheee!!

My calorie count (which depends on whether or not you use eggwhite/eggs and which cheese you use) was around 1000 calories for the whole crust.

I gotta be honest, it's not pizza dough, but it really pleasantly surprised me!

I ran it thru the recipe maker on MFP and I got 590 calories which incl 1 tbs Olive Oil. That is strange, I think it must have to do with the cheese portion. ** And I didnt use any sauce.
Still it sounds good!

shilohsale

Great idea!

Ladydrake12

This is an amazing idea! I love cauliflower (and pizza of course) so I will HAVE to try it.

karenhs2

I love cauliflower and I love pizza so I can imagine liking this no matter how it turns out exactly.

I have used pureed cauliflower in mashed potatoes and mac&cheese but never this - thanks!

vytamindi

Be careful when you grate it... cauliflower chunks ricochet everywhere! Wheee!!

My calorie count (which depends on whether or not you use eggwhite/eggs and which cheese you use) was around 1000 calories for the whole crust.

I gotta be honest, it's not pizza dough, but it really pleasantly surprised me!

I ran it thru the recipe maker on MFP and I got 590 calories which incl 1 tbs Olive Oil. That is strange, I think it must have to do with the cheese portion. ** And I didnt use any sauce.
Still it sounds good!

Oh (DUURRRR) I forgot to say I doubled it for a medium sized pizza. So yes, you're correct. Whoops!

meshellejean

sounds delish.. have to try it...
thanks!

ArroganceInStep

You can rice it a lot faster if you use a blender. Just pulse it until it gets ground up fine enough. Food processor is obviously better, but I'm much too lazy to use a grater and I don't have a food processor.

The other thing I did is reduced the amount of mozzerella (I used about 1/2 a cup for each crust) and added some extra oregano that I sprinkled over top once I made the crust. Worked just as well for me but I did have to bake it a bit longer so it wouldn't fall apart.

Sabresgal63

Does it hold together like pizza crust when you eat it or do you have to use a fork?

lauragoat

bump

skmolove

bump... will try this later. thanks.

GingerDarlene

bump

theginnyray

Be careful when you grate it... cauliflower chunks ricochet everywhere! Wheee!!

My calorie count (which depends on whether or not you use eggwhite/eggs and which cheese you use) was around 1000 calories for the whole crust.

I gotta be honest, it's not pizza dough, but it really pleasantly surprised me!

How in the world did you get 1000 calories???

I made this the other day, with a slightly altered recipe (less cheese more cauliflower in the crust) and came to less than 400 cals for the entire pizza. And I used a full egg...
Maybe 1000 is a typo?

ryvenna

bump! intriguing... :]