Low-carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Name: How to cook Low-carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Joanne

Low-carb Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Something that's been trending for a while, and I've been meaning to try, is using cauliflower as a fake carbohydrate, making it into 'rice' which can then be used instead of bread or potato. There are lots of recipes online for making it into a pizza base - and I thought I'd give it a try. It actually works! Although preparing the cauliflower takes a few stages, it's no more demanding than making a bread dough, and the finished result is surprisingly tasty. I didn't get the crispy edge that I love with bread pizzas, but I'll definitely do it again the next time I get a massive cauliflower in my weekly veg box. I made a teeny version with half the ingredients, so if you use the amounts below yours will be twice as big.

Ingredient

Cooking time :

45 mins

1 head

cauliflower, about 750g

100 g

ground almonds

eggs, beaten

1 tbsp

dried oregano

handful

grated Parmesan

to taste

Salt and pepper

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Divide the cauliflower into florets and discard the outer leaves and the core. Place in a food processor and blitz briefly until shredded into couscous size grains. You might need to do this in two batches.

* Step 2

The recipe I was following said to place the cauliflower rice in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 5-6 minutes on high. I don't have a microwave and found another recipe where it suggested spreading thinly in a large roasting pan, rubbing in a little olive oil, and baking for 10 minutes at 200C/Gas 6. It caught slightly so I'd suggest a lower heat for about 6-8 minutes.

* Step 3

Pile the cooked cauliflower rice in the middle of a clean kitchen towel and squeeze it tightly so that all the liquid is removed. All the recipes I looked at stressed that this is really important to get a dry pizza base. I think microwaving probably creates more liquid as I didn't get that much.

* Step 4

Place the 'rice' in a bowl and add the ground almonds, eggs, oregano and cheese. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

* Step 5

Place baking parchment on a baking tray and brush liberally with olive oil. Pile the pizza base mixture in the middle and then use your fingers to spread it out into a thin round.

* Step 6

Bake in the hot oven for 15 minutes until golden.

* Step 7

Allow to cool completely, then add your pizza toppings. I used some leftover tomato and bacon sauce I'd made for pasta and some grated Cheddar cheese and Parmesan. Place in the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling. Eat!