Cauliflower crust for pizza& … hmm& … I wasn’t sure whether it was a good idea to try it. But changed my mind after polishing off this pizza. One of the tasty ways of eating cauliflower includes is this pizza. Using cauliflower is a guilt-free way to enjoy pizza with family often.

Cauliflowers are good source of fiber and vitamins. Its ingredients may help strengthen bones, boost the cardiovascular system, and prevent cancer.

Cauliflower crust pizza is Keto friendly, gluten-free, grain-free and a low-carb alternative.

I usually make Cauliflower rice at home to replace rice. It doesn’t take much time to cook riced cauliflower.

I used fresh cauliflower for the recipe. If using frozen cauliflower rice thaw and squeeze the moisture out completely. As for the pizza toppings I used what I had at the time, there are endless possibilities you can try.

I used a cast iron skillet for baking, pizza holds well in it and was delightfully crispy.

Tips

• Removing the moisture completely out of cauliflower rice will make the pizza crispy.
• I directly baked the riced cauliflower in oven without steaming because cauliflower cooks quickly.
• Grease parchment paper well with a bit of oil and the pizza will be easy to peel off it after it’s cooked.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Cauliflower crust pizza is vegetable packed healthy dish. Best gluten free and low carb pizza alternative.

• Course: Main Course
• Cusine: Italian
• Preperation Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 35 minutes
• Total Time: 55 minutes
• Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower large
• 1 egg
• ³⁄₄ cup cheese pizza blend
• ¹⁄₂ tsp dried oregano
• ¹⁄₄ tsp salt
• ¹⁄₄ cup pizza sauce
• sun dried tomatoes optional topping
• ¹⁄₄ cup cheese optional topping

Instructions

• Cut the cauliflower into florets and wash them. Pat dry them with kitchen towel. Pulse it in food processor or shred them finely.
• Now add salt to the riced cauliflower and leave it for 5 minutes. This will make cauliflower release its water. Squeeze out the moisture from cauliflower rice completely using a kitchen towel. Place the rice on microwavable plate and cook on high for 2 minutes to dry out moisture completely.
• In a mixing bowl add this riced cauliflower with cheese and oregano. Pour the beaten egg to it mix it with spatula to form dough.
• Transfer it to greased cast iron skillet or parchment lined baking sheet. Shape the dough into pizza shape about ¹⁄₂ inch crust.

  

• Bake at 400 F in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until it turns slight golden color. No need of flipping and baking on other side.

  

• Remove from oven and add your sauce and toppings of your choice. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts on top for maybe about 5 minutes.

  

Recipe Notes

• Removing the moisture completely out of cauliflower rice will make the pizza crispy.
• I directly baked the riced cauliflower in oven without steaming because cauliflower cooks quickly.
• Grease parchment paper well with a bit of oil and the pizza will be easy to peel off it after it’s cooked.