Ingredients (pizza crust):
- 1 medium/large head cauliflower
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1c shredded mozzarella cheese
- Italian seasoning mix
- salt and pepper
- 1c fresh basil leaves
- 2-3 garlic cloves, peeled (I love garlic)
- 1/2c extra virgin olive oil, separated
- 2T walnuts (yes, pesto is supposed to have pine nuts but $9 for 3oz makes me cringe!)
- 1/4c fresh parmesan
- pesto (about 1/4-1/2c or one batch here)
- pepperoni (we love pepperoni)
- 3-4 fresh roma/plum tomatoes, sliced
- 1 lb fresh mozzarella, sliced
- Preheat oven to 400(F) and line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
- Cut the cauliflower into florets and use a food processor to make into a "rice" consistency. If you have a smaller food processor, like me, this will take a few rounds.
- Add the eggs and cheese to the cauliflower along with seasonings (to taste) and mush together - I use my hands just because I find it easiest. The "dough" may not stick together very well at this point, but just make sure it's all combined.
- Spread the "dough" on the lined baking sheet (mine took the entire sheet and was almost to the top of the sides).
- Once it's pretty even and patted down, bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges are golden and it bounces back a little bit when pushed (GENTLY).
- Let the crust cool down for a few minutes before adding toppings, this will give it a chance to become more firm... which is important if you want to eat the pizza with your hands!
- Put the basil, nuts, garlic, and half the olive oil in a food processor and thoroughly chop.
- Add the parmesan and drizzle in the remaining olive oil until a wet paste consistency is achieved.
- EASY!!
- Turn your oven to the broiler setting (I used the low setting since the high one still burns everything I try to cook with it).
- Now that the pizza crust has cooled, it should be pretty firm... perfect to spread the pesto over (remember, you don't need a huge amount of pesto for a huge amount of taste so while it may look like a thin covering, it's what you're looking for).
- I added the pepperoni on top of the pesto, then the sliced tomatoes, followed by the fresh mozzarella.
- Now put the pizza back in the oven until the cheese is melted and delicious looking (about 5-10 minutes)!

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