Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Cooked pizza, pepperoni and mozzarella!

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.

Riced cauliflower

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. 

My sous chef making our crust :)

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).

Review:

The first time Ian and I tried it I forgot to measure out a cup of the cauliflower and ended up using the whole head of riced cauliflower to make two crusts. It tasted like cauliflower. The second time we tried it we measured the cauliflower and made three crusts out of one head of cauliflower. We made three different pizzas for the Burns ladies in Coeur d'Alene this past weekend: chicken and BBQ sauce, italian sausage with pizza sauce (for ian) and a veggie pizza. They turned out great, especially the chicken with BBQ sauce pizza.  I don't think anyone could really notice the cauliflower (except after I microwaved it, left it in the kitchen while we were at church and the whole house smelled gross when we came back!). 


Thank you Beth for this great recipe!