Cauliflower Crust Pizza

I wanted to share with you my all time favorite Lean and Green recipe, Cauliflower Crust Pizza.  I never realized how versatile cauliflower was until I started my journey with Take Shape for Life.  My mom and I usually make a date to make this recipe and enjoy it together.  I cannot express how yummy it is. My two year old son also loves it. 

Makes 1 10″ pizza (serves 2)

INGREDIENTS

For the crust:
1 medium head of cauliflower (about 2 1/2 cups once riced)
1 egg
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup grated parmesan
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
2 garlic cloves, minced

For the toppings: Whatever you wish. I usually add a little low carb tomato sauce, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, any veggies I have on hand, and turkey pepperoni or chicken.

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.  Cut cauliflower into florets and discard the stems. Rice your cauliflower using a blender or food processor.  Note:  If you use a blender, you have to rice it a little bit at a time. Microwave the riced cauliflower covered for 4 - 6 minutes so it is slightly cooked. Let it cool a little, then transfer your riced cauliflower to a clean tea towel and ring out as much moister as possible. Give it a good squeeze. Transfer dry riced cauliflower to a medium-sized bowl and mix in egg, cheeses, salt, oregano, basil and garlic. I mix it all up with my hands (clean of course.) Spread onto a piece of parchment paper sprayed with cooking spray and pat into a 10-inch round. Place crust with parchment paper on baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Sometimes longer, just make sure it is nice and golden brown before you put your toppings on.

Top with sauce, cheese, meat, etc, and bake for another 10 minutes. When you take it out, let it cool for 5 - 10 minutes, it is very hard to wait, and then slice.  It holds together more like a pizza slice after it has cooled a bit. 

And here is a picture of the final product...

You can Google cauliflower crust pizza for more photos of the process if you would like.  Now go give it a try and enjoy.