Caulicrust Pizza

So, surely by now you’ve at least heard of using cauliflower as a pizza crust. If you haven’t, it’s about time to emerge from under the rock and smell the cruciferous vegetables.

While cauliflower might be a little stinky when it’s cooking, it’s anything but when made into a cheesy, low carb pizza crust. It’s pretty simple to prepare. You can even make it ahead if you’re strapped for time on weeknights. I haven’t tried freezing it to see if it holds up to that but it’s worth a try, just make sure it’s baked the first time. Top it with some of your favorite vegetables and meat, bake again and you’re going to wish you learned about it sooner.

There’s really no taste of cauliflower which for some, may be a blessing. Personally, I love it. Add cheese and it’s a forever kind of love.

I’m just going to give you my recipe for the pizza crust here. The rest – sauce, toppings, cheese – is up to you. Just top it like a regular pizza and bake it for another 15 minutes or until it’s as browned as you like.

Also, we like to use garlic butter on our pizza just to add that little sumpn’ sumpn’. Try it drizzled on your piece of the pie.

*A couple notes:

You will need a food processor for this recipe. There is no way to rice the cauliflower without it. To “rice” the cauliflower, cut the cauliflower into florets and fill up the food processor about half way using the “s” blade. Pulse until the cauliflower is fine but not juicy. Every once in a while you might have one floret that doesn’t want to get chopped. Just pull that one out and add it to the next batch. For this pizza, I had to do three batches in my large food processor. It’s better to do small batches than one large one.

You will need to squeeze the excess liquid out of the cauliflower after it has been steamed. This will help keep the crust together after it has baked and keep it from getting too wet.

Caulicrust Pizza

 

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Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. of riced cauliflower
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. each of parsley, thyme and black pepper
• ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 whole eggs, small or 1 extra large
• Toppings of your choice

Instructions

1. “Rice” a head of cauliflower in the food processor.
2. Measure the weight of the cauliflower after it’s been riced.
3. Steam it for about 8 minutes in the microwave.
4. Remove from microwave and pour into a cheesecloth covered strainer.
5. Squeeze all the liquid out of the cauliflower. It will be hot so be careful.
6. Once it is as dry as you can get it add all ingredients and mix well.
7. Spread out onto pizza pan lined with parchment.
8. Bake for 30 minutes at 400˚F.
9. Remove from oven and add your toppings!
10. To make garlic sauce:
11. Combine 2 Tbls. melted salted butter with 1 tsp. minced garlic. Allow to sit for a few minutes for flavors to combine.

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