Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Cauliflower Pizza Crust Ingredients for 2 pizza bases
1 Head of cauliflower broken into florets
2 eggs
40g of parmesan cheese grated
1 tablespoon of herbs of choice - oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary
Garlic crushed (optional)
1 teaspoon of himalayan salt
Method
For thermomix
Blitz 40g of parmesan cheese and set aside
Blitz cauliflower till it resembles snow and cook on 100C for 10 minutes.
For conventional
Steam one head of cauliflower and when tender pulverise in blender or use stick blender.
Grate 40g of parmesan cheese
Let cauliflower cool and place in a muslin bag or tea towel and squeeze as much liquid out cauliflower as possible. The dryer the cauliflower is the better the pizza crust.
Place in a bowl, add grated parmesan, 2 eggs, salt, herbs and garlic. Mix together and between two sheets of baking paper roll out to fit pizza trays. Take off top layer of baking paper and place in moderate oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, till coloured. Turn the pizza over and remove baking paper and cook for a further 5 minutes.
At this stage cool and freeze for later use, or dress with pizza toppings of choice.
Alternatives:
Try adding other vegetables to cauliflower. Zucchini works well. Vary herbs and spices to taste.
Use as base for quiche.
1 Head of cauliflower broken into florets
2 eggs
40g of parmesan cheese grated
1 tablespoon of herbs of choice - oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary
Garlic crushed (optional)
1 teaspoon of himalayan salt
Method
For thermomix
Blitz 40g of parmesan cheese and set aside
Blitz cauliflower till it resembles snow and cook on 100C for 10 minutes.
For conventional
Steam one head of cauliflower and when tender pulverise in blender or use stick blender.
Grate 40g of parmesan cheese
Let cauliflower cool and place in a muslin bag or tea towel and squeeze as much liquid out cauliflower as possible. The dryer the cauliflower is the better the pizza crust.
Place in a bowl, add grated parmesan, 2 eggs, salt, herbs and garlic. Mix together and between two sheets of baking paper roll out to fit pizza trays. Take off top layer of baking paper and place in moderate oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, till coloured. Turn the pizza over and remove baking paper and cook for a further 5 minutes.
At this stage cool and freeze for later use, or dress with pizza toppings of choice.
Alternatives:
Try adding other vegetables to cauliflower. Zucchini works well. Vary herbs and spices to taste.
Use as base for quiche.
