I’m not a newbie to low carb, and I’ve experimented with different low carb pizza crusts before. There was the egg and cream cheese crust and a previous cauliflower pizza crust attempt. The cauliflower crust had potential, so I decided to give it another try after I saw ‘‘ by The Detoxinista. The key, she said, was to really squeeze all the liquid from the cauliflower before mixing your other ingredients. I gave it a try.
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
adapted from – my changes in italics
{makes 1 large crust}
4 cups raw cauliflower ‘rice’*
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon basil
pinch of salt
*pulse cauliflower in a blender or food processor to achieve a rice-like consistency
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- Cook your cauliflower ‘rice’ by boiling about an inch of water in a large pot. Add the cauliflower, and cover. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, then drain with a fine-mesh strainer.
- Place your drained cauliflower ‘rice’ on a clean, thin dishtowel. Wrap up the steamed rice in the dishtowel, twist it up, and squeeze all the water out! This is the key to having a crust that will hold together! Be careful, the cauliflower and water is hot, but squeeze it good (rubber gloves are handy for this step!)
- In a large bowl, mix your strained rice with the beaten egg, cheese, and spices. Mix well.
- Press the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or sprayed aluminum foil (mine still stuck to the foil a little, but not bad) into your desired pizza shape. Keep it about 1/3 to 1/2 inch in thickness.
- Bake crust for 35-40 mins in preheated oven. The crust should be firm and golden brown when done.
- Remove crust from oven and add toppings of choice. I used pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni, turkey sausage, Canadian bacon, and real bacon bits, and cheese, of course! Return the pizza to the oven, and bake an additional 5-10 minutes, until the cheese is hot and bubbly.
I made the cauliflower crust once and I was pretty impressed (I've been too lazy to make it again).
I will have to give this a try–looks great. Thanks for linking up to the .
Sandy
Hi Kim,
This looks so good. I'm going to try this recipe. I just pinned it. Thanks so much for sharing with Wednesday's Adorned From Above.
Have a great week.
Debi and Charly
This looks so good. I've made it before but it didn't turn out like that, I will have to try again!
This looks yummy – pizza always better folded 🙂
I would love for you to link up at the – we're focused on "skinny" recipes this week, Alice @ Mums Make Lists