A Cauliflower Pizza crust that will satisfy any pizza craving without sacrificing flavor!
Cauliflower has been the new hype in the health and fitness world lately I feel like. At first, I was quite skeptical of the foul smelling vegetable being used in recipes from pizza crust, to mashed “potatoes”, to even pancakes! But I caved in and had to attempt it myself with so many around me experimenting with it..and I was surprised!
Now the first time making a pizza crust, it didn’t turn out exactly as I would have liked. It held together for the most part, but definitely wasn’t crunchy or crust “tasting” like your normal pizza.
But tonight I threw together some extra ingredients, played around with the taste, and it turned out surprisingly delicious! It’s hard when cooking with cauliflower to get it browned and toasted, but I was able to finally achieve that with this one.
Benefits of Cauliflower?
-May reduce chance of cancer
-Great source of dietary fiber for better digestion
-Contains high amounts of antioxidants
-Contains omega 3 fatty acids and vitamin K which prevent inflammation
-Good source of folate, needed for healthy pregnancy
-Loaded with other important B vitamins like niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, and thiamine
-Low in calories
Sounds like a good food to be eating!
Cauliflower Crust
-2 cups cauliflower “rice” (food processed cauliflower)
-2T coconut flour (or any gluten free flour)
-1 egg
-1T balsamic vinegar
-1T ground flax
-1tsp each: basil, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Food process cauliflower until rice like texture. Steam/cook cauliflower. Combine all ingredients in bowl with cooked cauliflower. Spray wax paper with oil (do not forget this, crust easily sticks!). Place “dough” on wax paper and flatten to desired thickness. Cook in oven for about 10 minutes. Take out quickly, and wrap all sides of crust with aluminum foil, and stick back into oven for another 10-15 minutes. This allows for the rest of the crust to cook and brown without outside burning. Top with desired toppings. Suggestions: tomato sauce and cheese, ricotta cheese and tomatoes, pesto and chicken