cauliflower crust pizza

I know what you're thinking.... no way that is tasty. That's what I thought too. WRONG! Here's the recipe if you want to give it a shot!

Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Serves 2; Adapted from Eat Drink Smile

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 egg, 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). Enjoy!
Note that toppings need to be precooked since you are only broiling for a few minutes.

Replies

  • melizzzzard
    melizzzzard Posts: 21 Member
    wow! that sounds amazing! thanks for sharing.
  • fabulara
    fabulara Posts: 91 Member
    Thank you! This sounds really good. Will try it soon!
  • I made it last night and took it to work. I made three small cauliflower crusted pizzas, 2 with turkey pepperoni, mush, onion and garlic sauteed, bell peppers in all colors. Also made one that was just the Veges. Ladies at work loved them!
  • Dottyb1940
    Dottyb1940 Posts: 188 Member
    Bump its sounds yummy thanks for posting
  • DMW914
    DMW914 Posts: 368 Member
    Made this & bread sticks before & impressed my FH. He couldn't believe it was cauliflower, lol!
  • tnq1019
    tnq1019 Posts: 65
    it is good theres a good recipe for it at hellohealthy.ca
  • i am gonna try this for my sister who is allergic to gluten!
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    I am going to try it again. Mine never turns out. It tastes great, but never crispy enough to stand alone. But, try try again......
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
    I made this last night. Different recipe but similar. I found that you need to squeeze out the water from the cooked cauliflower otherwise it's too wet and makes the crust soggy. I put on a tea towel and squeezed out the water. Crust was still a bit soggy but not bad.
  • gdjester1
    gdjester1 Posts: 32 Member
    I made this tonight, turned out awesome. I will probably make pizza this way from now on.
  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
    Sound delicious! I can't wait to try it. Thanks!
  • jennieo213
    jennieo213 Posts: 19 Member
    Sounds great!! I saw a similar recipe that also had an egg in it.
  • jkittredge6888
    jkittredge6888 Posts: 2 Member
    Sounds Great , Cant wait to try this!!
  • CYaPRN2
    CYaPRN2 Posts: 18 Member
    I've been trying to find the best recipe for this thanks. I will definitely try
  • TheMrsCole
    TheMrsCole Posts: 114 Member
    I use a very similar recipe! One thing I have found that helps it to cook quicker and more thorough is to drain the cauliflower after steaming it with a towel. This keeps it from retaining too much water for me.