CAULIFLOWER BASED PIZZA

[moreless]

All of the good stuff and not too much of the bad stuff and all made by my granddaughter's fair hand. We've included a picture of the base too, to give an idea of what it looks like. Ours was a family share pizza, hence all the different toppings.

This recipe is for a basic cheese pizza with cauliflower base, you can add any toppings you like, but don't forget to add that to your nutrition count.

Our toppings include ham, pineapple, orange pepper, sweetcorn, smoked sausage, pepperoni and anchovies, but the options are endless.

This base is not as firm as a dough based pizza, but if you cook it for long enough, it can be eaten carefully with the fingers, unless you pile too much topping on it

PIZZA BASE INGREDIENTS (makes 2 large pizzas, 8 slices for each):

1 large cauliflower (I use leaves and everything)

250g grated Parmesan cheese

2 eggs

2 tbsp mixed herbs (optional)

2 tsp garlic powder (optional)

METHOD

Grate the cauliflower by hand, or in a food processor

Cook gently in a wok/large frying pan until very soft - aim to cook off as much liquid as possible

Beat the eggs and stir in the grated Parmesan cheese

Add the cauliflower and mix well

Line two pizza trays with parchment paper

Divide the cauliflower mixture between the two and squash to fit the trays, ensuring to build up the edges slightly, to form a crust.

Cook for approximately 30 mins, or until browned and firm'ish to touch on 180 deg C/160 for fan assisted ovens/gas mark 4

Remove from oven and leave to cool, then carefully slide off parchment paper onto lightly greased pizza tray.

Add toppings and return to oven until cheese has melted.

INGREDIENTS FOR SAUCE:

400g tin tomatoes tomatoes (no added sugar)

1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar

30mls extra virgin olive oil

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp dried parsley

salt and black pepper to taste

Blend all ingredients and spread evenly over pizza bases.

Sprinkle 250g of grated mozzarella cheese over each pizza.

NUTRITION PER SLICE:

Protein - 14g

Carbs - 5g

Fat - 11g

Calories - 182

Happy eating

[FairyTales]

Awesome moreless . Looks so delicious. And look at the calories...182...not much for a pizza slice.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to FairyTales]

Thanks Fairy Tales, this is a pizza you don't have to feel guilty eating and it's really filling

[FairyTales in reply to moreless]

Absolutely!! Enjoy your pizza.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to FairyTales]

Thank you

[lucigret]

Your Granddaughter is a very clever young lady and you are teaching her some valuable lessons in healthy eating moreless. This looks so tasty

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to lucigret]

She's even keeping her own recipe file now and I have to say it's looking very impressive (not at all biased )

[lucigret in reply to moreless]

It will look impressive if she's saving all the meals that you are teaching her to cook

(Your allowed to be biased, it's a great part of being a grandparents 😂)

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to lucigret]

It is a Granny's prerogative!

[Lytham 3 stone]

Oh wow ! She's so clever, I haven't attempted that one yet ! Very artistically designed x

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Lytham]

A lot of effort went into making it picture perfect

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to moreless]

And it does look perfect x

[Hidden]

That looks amazing! 😋

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Tt

[Racheller]

It looks delicious 😋

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Racheller]

Thanks Racheller, it certainly was

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 16kg]

Mmm, i can smell the Parmigiano from here!! Very photogenic too.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to TheTabbyCat]

Thanks, Tabby, the smell was awesome!

[Katielouise456]

Mmmm yummy 😋 I’ve only ever made cauliflower pizza base once and it was lovely I will deffo give it a go again ☺️

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Katielouise456]

It's really good, isn't it Katie Louise

[Katielouise456 in reply to moreless]

It really is and so healthy ☺️

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Katielouise456]

Absolutely!

[Climb007]

Thanks moreless. I will eat more..not less !!

Looks yummy.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Climb007]

A person after my own heart, Climb007

[Greendream123]

What a clever idea. I've seen a lot about cauliflower lately (as rice and even instead of chicken wings). More versatile than I thought!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Greendream123]

Go to work on a cauliflower

[Greendream123 in reply to moreless]

Sadly it's one of the few veggies I don't really like!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Greendream123]

Honestly, when it's riced, spiced and/or mixed with cheese and egg, it's not really recognisable as cauliflower

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

What a cracking pizza and a great variety of toppings. Well done mini-moreless

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thanks BG, she did well

[Hidden]

That’s beautiful great the different toppings. I had it before it really is so nice for saying it’s made with a cauliflower base.🌹

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Iwilldoit22, it's good to think outside the box, because it opens up a world of possibilities

[Hidden in reply to moreless]

That’s so very true 🌹

[Charl33]

Looks amazing Moreless, my compliments to the chef. Will definitely give this a try, have already saved the recipe

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Charl33]

Thanks a lot, Charl33, I hope you enjoy it

[zinza]

Hummmm this looks AMAZING.

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to zinza]

Thank you zinza

[Hidden]

Ooh that looks delicious! 😋 what a clever granddaughter you have! 👩‍👦🍕

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Sammiseal, I agree

[Inis]

Looks delicious. I'm going to give this a go! Thanks

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Inis]

Thanks Inis and welcome back

I hope you enjoy it

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[Hopalong1 Host 3 stone]

Thank you for the recipe, moreless a proper base. Fun to do😁😁x

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Hopalong1]

I'm glad you enjoyed it

I added two different ones to the pizza weekend post, so you could have fun with those too