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2012/07/12

Cauliflower Pizza Crust – Low Carb Recipe

cauliflower crust pizza

Every single dieter has a food nemesis! It’s that certain dish we fear, smell, and give in to the temptation,  following an hour sweating our butts away on the treadmill.  Mine happens to be pizza.  The aroma from the fresh pizza sauce, mozzarella, and homemade crust baking within the oven sends me across the weightwatchers edge!

cauliflower pizza crust

This past year I saw a guest on the Dr. Oz show talking about her weight loss secrets.  It was the very first time I seen the recipe for cauliflower pizza crust introduced and was intending on giving it a go,  but never got around to cooking it.  However,  I saw precisely the same recipe on Pinterest and recently again on the Simply Stacie blog!  I just knew I had to try this healthier, low carb version of pizza!

The recipe is rather uncomplicated.  I suggest you rice the cauliflower inside a food processor utilizing the shredder blade.  You can use a cheese grater, but it’s likely you’ll have a massive crumbly mess on your counter top.

Riced Cauliflower

Additionally, make certain to squeeze any excess water out from the cauliflower after cooking it,  This really is the key to getting the crust to stay firm enough in order to hold up against the toppings.  The toppings you decide on is purely your decision.  Nonetheless, I recommend making your own sauce from plain canned tomatoes to steer clear of any unnecessary sugar you generally get in pre-made bottled sauce and also to use low-fat cheese to help keep the pizza lower in calories and fat.  I cheated a little bit and  placed some pepperoni on the pizza to entice my son in trying it.  However, if you’re able to break free without having the fattening stuff leave it off for a truly guilt free pizza!

The taste is soooooooo delicious and honestly—-I found one medium piece to be plenty!  It is much more filling than regular pizza crust!  You have to try it!

I should mention I doubled the recipe to make a bigger pizza and it held up wonderfully and completely cooked all the way in the middle!  Like I said, the main factor is to press the water out before mixing the eggs and cheese in the cooked riced cauliflower.  Just make sure if  the edges of the cauliflower pizza crust become too crisp (burnt) to cut  off any black spots before serving it.  You don’t want to eat anything that is burnt, because it is no good for you!

cauliflower crust pizza

Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Delicious low carb recipe for cauliflower pizza crust!
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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

Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Other additional toppings of your choice

Instructions
 

Rice cauliflower using the food processor's shredder blade. Alternatively, you can grate the cauliflower with a cheese grater.

Place the riced cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl, add 1/4 cup water, and microwave for 6-8 minutes, stirring half-way through.

To make the pizza, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Generously grease a pizza pan or cookie sheet with olive oil or non-stick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, combine the cauliflower, mozzarella cheese and egg together and stir until well incorporated. Add the oregano, garlic, and garlic salt. Transfer to the cookie sheet, and shape into a 9-inch circle. Brush the crust with olive oil to help it brown in the oven.

Baked at 450 degrees F for 15 minutes, until the crust is browned and cooked through the middle.

Remove the crust from the oven, add your sauce and toppings. Place under a broiler at high heat until the cheese is melted and bubbly. (About 3-4 minutes).

Allow the pizza to cool slightly, then cut into small slices and serve.

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    1. Stephanie says

      2012/07/14 at 2:02 pm

      pizza looks so good!

    2. Rhonda Martin says

      2012/07/14 at 10:12 pm

      I have a hard time finding a low carb meal that I like but this sounds fabulous and so delicious I bet I’d love it. My food processor died so I’d have to hand grate it and have the mess on my counter but It would be worth it to enjoy a nice yummy Low Carb Pizza 🙂

    3. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says

      2012/07/16 at 4:10 pm

      This sounds fabulous. I would have never guessed you could make pizza crust with cauliflower.

    4. judy gardner says

      2012/07/17 at 7:42 pm

      looks and sounds sooo good! i have never made homemade pizza before, but i think i could actually handle this! thanks for sharing!

    5. Mom Foodie says

      2012/07/18 at 7:40 pm

      I’ve seen cauliflower crust pizza around the web, but must say yours is the most appetizing I’ve seen yet.

    6. Kris says

      2012/07/19 at 12:51 am

      I’ve heard that cauliflower and broccoli are “superfoods,” packed with all sorts of good nutrients. This looks like a great way to sneak more healthy food into my kids’ meals.

    7. Ra'chel says

      2012/07/20 at 11:30 pm

      My sister made a cauliflower pizza a couple of weeks ago. It was SOOOO good. Yours looks awesome!

    8. RJ says

      2012/07/29 at 10:49 pm

      Oh this looks amazing!! I have got to try this.

    9. Jesi says

      2012/09/09 at 10:00 pm

      Looks great, but I don’t own a microwave. Is it really necessary to use one?

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