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Cauliflower Crust Pizza

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups grated (about 1/2 a large head) cauliflower
  • 1 large lightly beaten egg
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded and divided part skim mozzarella
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup homemade or store bought tomato sauce
  • 1 cup sliced in half grape tomatoes
  • 2 cloves sliced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup for garnish basil leaves

Directions

Heat oven to 425 °F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

Grate the cauliflower using a box grater until you have 2 cups of cauliflower crumbles. Place in a large bowl and microwave for 7-8 minutes, or until soft. Remove and let cool. Mix in the egg, 1 cup mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. Once combined, pat into a 10-inch round on the prepared pizza pan. Spray lightly with non-stick spray and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.

Top the pizza with the sauce, remaining mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Bake in the oven until melted and bubbly, another 10 minutes. Top with basil before serving.

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Allison

June 11, 2017
it looke like my kinda pizza

Aaron

April 24, 2017
Thank you very much for this recipe. I plan to mail it to my mother and father, who, citing health concerns, have recently stopped eating pizza. Now, maybe they can again :)

Craig

January 02, 2017
I made this last night from a different but similar recipe. The trick is to get ALL the moisture out of the cauliflower, or else it won't solidify. I fried the cauliflower in a dry nonstick pan instead of nuking it to help with the evaporation. It also gave it a little toasty flavor that I liked, though I didn't actually brown it. Then I cooled it and squeezed the heck out of it by wringing it in a clean dishtowel. Finally, I put the ingredients together and cooked the crust at 375 instead of 400 (would have gone to 350 but it was getting late and I was getting hungry) because cooking it lower and longer will dry it out even more. I cooked it for about 40 minutes and it came out perfectly golden and stiff enough to put toppings on and blast at 400 to finish. The finished product held together really well, even when I picked up a slice to eat like real pizza. I made mine on a silpat, but others have had the dough stick to parchment, so be sure to spray your parchment before laying out your dough. No need to spray the dough on top.

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