Description
If you haven't tried the new trend of making pizza on a Cauliflower Pizza Crust, you are missing out on a delicious, carb-saving invention with all the goodness of pizza without the crusty calories.
Ingredients
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For the cauliflower pizza crust
- 12oz frozen cauliflower rice, thawed (about 2 cups) (See Note 1)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp sea salt (optional)
- 1 egg
Ingredients for the cauliflower crust pizza
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbsp goat cheese
- 2 tbsp crumbled sheep's milk feta cheese
- 1 tbsp sun dried tomatoes strips packed in oil
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- Optional garnish: fresh oregano or fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
- Make sure the cauliflower rice is thawed. Squeeze as much water as possible out of the cauliflower rice. Place it in a bowl, add the parmesan cheese, oregano, garlic powder, and black pepper. Mix well, taste it, add salt if needed (See note 2)
- Add the egg and mix really well
- Place the cauliflower mixture on the parchment paper and form an 8" circle making the edges of the cauliflower pizza crust a little higher than the crust (See image in post)
- Bake the crust for 20 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven, but leave the oven on
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top, place little dollops of goat cheese and feta cheese around the pizza crust
- Add the sun dried tomatoes and sprinkle with dried oregano
- Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Serve immediately
Notes
- If using fresh cauliflower rice, homemade or store-bought, you will need to cook it for 4 minutes in the microwave before mixing the rest of the ingredients.
- Depending on how salty the Parmesan cheese is, you can add salt or skip it.
- We picked 3 kinds of cheese as a topping for our cauliflower pizza crust. You can customize it to your liking by adding any ingredients you like.
- Cauliflower crust pizza suggested toppings:
- Pesto
- Fresh cherry or grape tomatoes
- Cooked mushrooms
- Broccoli
- Caramelized onions
- Veggie sausage
- Corn
- Artichokes
- Roasted Red Peppers
- Grilled Zucchini
- Roasted Fennel
- Olives
- Make-ahead instruction: you can bake the cauliflower pizza crust 1- 2 days ahead of time and keep it in the fridge covered with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Right before serving add the cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, and oregano and bake.
- Freezing instructions: bake the crust, add cheese, and other toppings. Place the cauliflower pizza on a flat plate, carefully wrap it with aluminum foil and place the plate in a freezer bag. Freeze for up to a month. When ready to enjoy the cauliflower pizza, remove the freezer bag and wrap. Place cauliflower pizza on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.
- Re-heating instructions: the cauliflower crust pizza can be re-heated in the microwave, or at 250F in a toaster oven or regular oven.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 slices
- Calories: 167
- Sugar: 2.3
- Sodium: 548
- Fat: 10.1
- Saturated Fat: 5.9
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 7.2
- Fiber: 2.1
- Protein: 13
- Cholesterol: 71.6