Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Description

Use grated Cauliflower to make a low carb pizza crust!
This recipe really assumes you understand how to make a pizza. This is just a crust recipe - it's up to you to actually put toppings on it.
Taken from here.

Ingredients

Recipe includes base + 1 of the spice mixes

Recipe Base

• 1 cup cooked, grated cauliflower
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese

Original Spice Mix

• 1/2tsp fennel
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp parsley

My Spice Mix #1

• 1/2 t onion powder
• 1/2 t garlic salt
• 1/4 t ground cumin
• 1/2 t cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. If using frozen cauliflower, cook in microwave using as little water as possible. If using fresh cauliflower, roast in oven at 350 for 30 minutes (This could probably be microwaved, as well, but I haven't tried it). Do NOT boil to cook - this adds entirely too much water.
2. Use a food processor or cheese grater to grate the cauliflower. Some variations of this recipe mention using a potato ricer, but it doesn't work so well.
3. Mix the grated cauliflower + cheese + egg. I added my spice mix into the base mix. You can also sprinkle it on top.
4. Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes (15-20+ minutes for double recipe)
5. Pull pizza out, let pizza crust cool to solidify a bit - not nessicary, but makes the crust more solid - this'll take ~20 minutes.
6. Add toppings and broil until the cheese is melted on top. This could also be baked, but that will take longer and potentially make the crust soggier.
7. Enjoy!

Notes

• Moisture is the enemy here. Too much moisture makes the recipe too flimsy. It's completely edible, it's just not as stiff as it could be.
• This recipe could just make breadsticks, or rolled thin and made into 'noodles' for lasagna or tortillas.
• I made this recipe with dehydrated cauliflower and it turned out quite nicely. I doubled the recipe and used 1/2 cup of dried cauliflower and 3 eggs instead of 2. I ended up putting about 2/3 cup of water in with the cauliflower.

serves 4- 6 for one recipe (10" pizza) not including toppings:

For 6, per serving:
calories: 73 calories
effective carbohydrates: 1.5
total carbohydrates: 2
fiber: 1
protein: 5 grams
fat: 4 grams

For 4, per serving:
calories: 108
effective carbohydrates: 2
total carbohydrates: 3
fiber: 1
protein: 7 grams
fat: 6 grams