I love pizza and I love this new cauliflower crust pizza. The texture of the crust is not perfect, but the flavor is awesome. It is best if you use the "dough" to make personal size pizzas, and then depending on the amount of sauce and toppings, you may still need to use a fork to eat it, but you will enjoy all the flavors.
You will need to make sure you pre-cook any toppings you want to put on the pizza (i.e. onions, green peppers, sausage since you add the at the very end to just melt the cheese)
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. Place the riced cauliflower into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes. Do not add water, there is enough natural moisture in the cauliflower.
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. The crust does tend to stick. I recommend using aluminum foil with a non-stick cooking spray or parchment paper on a cooking sheet.
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 two 6" round pizzas. Brush olive oil over top of mixture to help with browning.
Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, broil for 5 minutes. Flip crusts over and broil another 5 minutes on other side. (if using parchment paper, bake at 420 degrees for 20 minutes, and flip over and cook for another 10 - do not broil with parchment paper)
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 and remember to keep cauliflower on the weekly shopping list. I have another recipe for cauliflower rice that I hope to try next week!