Cauliflower pizza crust

courtney131
courtney131 Posts: 69
edited November 9 in Recipes
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).
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  • vsyates
    vsyates Posts: 373 Member
    Sounds yummy! Calorie count??
  • bump!
  • joeylu
    joeylu Posts: 208 Member
    So you grat/rice the cauliflower before cooking right???
  • What a fantastic idea! Thanks!
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    Interesting. I'm printing this out for later. Thanks
  • 2dayirun4me
    2dayirun4me Posts: 336 Member
    Bless you!!! I'm going to have an all out veggie pizza!!
  • avonchik
    avonchik Posts: 106
    sounds great. need to go shopping now!LOL Thanks for sharing:bigsmile:
  • ashleighk90
    ashleighk90 Posts: 112 Member
    I need to try this!
  • wow - sounds yummo! will definetly try!
  • lucentabella
    lucentabella Posts: 114 Member
    Awesome! I'm going to try this!
  • vytamindi
    vytamindi Posts: 845 Member
    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!
  • thanks for sharing! Sounds wonderful!
  • Sounds awesome, thanks! :D This recipe serves a dual purpose for me since I'm watching what I eat, and my husband is allergic to gluten. Thanks!
  • keenercam
    keenercam Posts: 321 Member
    That sounds really delicious! Thank you!
  • Definitely going to have to try this. It sounds awesome!
  • smcase
    smcase Posts: 12 Member
    I'll be trying this one, thanks!
  • Sounds delicious will need to try
  • 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!
  • Great idea!
  • Ladydrake12
    Ladydrake12 Posts: 45 Member
    This is an amazing idea! I love cauliflower (and pizza of course) so I will HAVE to try it.
  • karenhs2
    karenhs2 Posts: 197
    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
    vytamindi Posts: 845 Member
    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!
  • sounds delish.. have to try it...
    thanks!
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    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
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
    Does it hold together like pizza crust when you eat it or do you have to use a fork?
  • lauragoat
    lauragoat Posts: 197 Member
    bump
  • skmolove
    skmolove Posts: 191 Member
    bump... will try this later. thanks.
  • GingerDarlene
    GingerDarlene Posts: 164 Member
    bump
  • theginnyray
    theginnyray Posts: 208 Member
    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
    ryvenna Posts: 83 Member
    bump! intriguing... :]
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