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Cauliflower Crust Pizza

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Time45 Min
DifficultyIntermediate
Serves2

There’s nothing more satisfying and irresistible than the cheese pull of pizza and that’s why this dish is showered with so much love all around the globe. The problem with traditional pizza is that even though it is so yummy, it packs a lot of calories. If you are trying to manage your weight then it is definitely not something that would feature in your diet plan. But we thought that everyone sh ... ould be able to have pizza even if you are on a diet and that’s precisely why we came up with this Cauliflower Crust Pizza recipe that preserves the deliciousness of the traditional pizza but without the calories. For this recipe, we will be using tomatoes, button mushrooms, regular capsicum and black pitted olives as toppings and will dice them up. To season the pizza, we will use some Italian seasoning, Oregano herbs, pepper and Red chilli flakes which will give it a robust flavour. Most of the carbs in a pizza are due to the pizza base and that is exactly what we are trying to avoid. So, we will be making the pizza base from scratch for this recipe using cauliflower to cut down on the unwanted calories. To make the base, we start by blending Cauliflower and then remove all the liquid and combine it with an egg, cheese and some seasoning. Once the base is done baking, we can start by adding all the toppings to the pizza. You can have this pizza for both lunch and dinner or even an evening snack.

Nutrition Info. (per serving)

ProteinFatCarbsFibre255 Cal255 Cal255 Cal255 Cal
  • 16gProtein
  • 15gFat
  • 14gCarbs
  • 13gFibre

Ingredients

Dry Grocery

Salt

Salt

1 teaspoon

Refined Oil

Refined Oil

2 teaspoons

Red Chilli Flakes

Red Chilli Flakes

2 teaspoons

Oregano Herbs

Oregano Herbs

2 teaspoons

Black Pitted Olives

Black Pitted Olives

5 units

Dairy

Cheese

Cheese

3 tablespoons

Vegetable Local

Cauliflower

Cauliflower

1 unit

Fruits & Vegetables

Basil

Basil

2 teaspoons

Capsicum Green-regular

Capsicum Green-regular

0.5 cups

Tomato

Tomato

5 units

Other

Italian Seasoning

Italian Seasoning

2 teaspoons

Pepper

Pepper

0.5 teaspoons

Raw Egg

Raw Egg

1 unit

Button Mushrooms

Button Mushrooms

3 units

Garlic

Garlic

7 pieces

Directions
1
Roughly cut the tomato and blend to make a fine puree. Fine chop garlic, dice the capsicum, slice mushrooms and olives. Set aside.
2
In a saucepan, add oil and garlic. Saute it well. Add tomato puree along with salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, red chilli flakes and oregano.
3
Let it cook on a medium flame, until it reduces. As it gets a thick and sauce consistency check the seasoning. Finish with hand torn basil leaves and set aside.
4
Remove the cauliflower leaves and cut the florets, soak it in salt water to clean. Rinse and drain the water. Add the cauliflower in a blender jar, process until you coarse texture.
5
Transfer cauliflower into a muslin cloth and squeeze it well, remove all liquid from the cauliflower.
6
In a mixing bowl, combine egg along with italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Add 2 tbsp of cheese and cauliflower, mix well with spatula until combined .
7
Line a baking tray with foil and brush a little oil. Pour the mixture and spread it with hand or spatula to make a pizza base, shape it round.
8
Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degree c for 10-12 minutes, until the crust gets golden color. Do not burn. Let it cool down completely in the tray.
9
Flip the baked crust on a baking tray, spread the tomato sauce on top. Sprinkle bell peppers, mushrooms, black olives and grated cheese.
10
Bake again at 220 degrees c for 2-3 min, until the cheese melts. Serve hot.
Useful tips on how to make the perfect Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Making the Cauliflower crust can be a little laborious but it is worth the effort as it will help you cut down on calories and you can enjoy every bit of your pizza without any guilt whatsoever. You would have to steam your cauliflower until it becomes tender to start making the base or you can also use frozen cauliflower if you wish to save some time. You don’t want the crust to become soggy so we recommend that you don’t use too much sauce on it. You might also want to go a little light on the toppings too. During the baking process, you can use parchment paper to ensure that the base doesn’t stick to the oven. Once the crust becomes golden on the outside, you know that it’s baked to perfection. Try out this Cauliflower Crust Pizza at home!

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