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Cauliflower Pizza

January 19, 2019–So I’ve made this a few times before but I have not put it in the blog. It is a gluten free option that is also good for you. The ingredients are pretty simple:

  • 1 12-ounce bag of cauliflower rice or 3 cups of cauliflower florets, stems removed
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 
  • 1/4 cup, shredded mozzarella cheese 
  • 1/4 cup, shredded Parmesan cheese 
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup of homemade (see below) or store bought tomato sauce
    • 1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, drained
    • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
    • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. If you’re using a pizza stone, put the stone in the oven so that it can heat to temperature before you will put the crust on it.
  2. If using cauliflower rice skip to step 3 otherwise wash and dry cauliflower and pat it dry to remove extra liquid. Cut the cauliflower into florets and remove the majority of the stem. Pulse in a food processor until you create something resembling cauliflower snow.
  3. Place the cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 4 minutes or until tender. Once the cauliflower has cooled put it in a tea towel and wring it out to remove water. There will be a lot of water so I recommend that you do this over the sink.
  4. In a bowl, combine cauliflower, spices, and cheese. Add egg and combine to a “dough ball” using your hands. Place dough onto a piece of parchment paper sprayed with oil. Form the dough into a round pizza shape approximately 1/2 inch thick with no thin spots or overly thick spots. Take parchment paper and dough and move to pizza stone or pizza pan. Bake in oven for about 8-10 minutes until cauliflower is a light golden brown.

Remove pan and crust from oven and add sauce.

Add any toppings you like (ie. Cheese, sliced vegetables, meat, etc). Once the toppings are on your pizza, bake it in the oven for about 5-7 more minutes until cheese begins to bubble.

Allow to slightly cool, slice into servings, then enjoy.

For the sauce: Process all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor until smooth.  Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.  The sauce will yield more than needed for one pizza; extra sauce can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month.

Toppings: small diced red, yellow, and orange bell peppers, sliced kalamata olives, bacon pieces, and pepper jack cheese.  Recommend you cover ‘fragile’ herbs (ie. Basil) and vegetables with cheese so they do not burn. You can literally add whatever you want.