Pizza with Cauliflower Base
Get a healthy meal sorted with this fresh cauliflower base pizza. It’s a light, tasty winner that hits the spot for the whānau.
Ingredients
- 700 grams cauliflower, trimmed and chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoons Tuscan herbs
- 1 pinch salt
Topping
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
- 100 grams mushrooms, sliced
- 15 black olives
- 1/2 cup rocket leaves
- 1 pinch pepper
Garlic Bread
- 1 baguette
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 700 grams cauliflower, trimmed and chopped
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoons Tuscan herbs
- 1 pinch salt
Topping
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
- 100 grams mushrooms, sliced
- 15 black olives
- 1/2 cup rocket leaves
- 1 pinch pepper
Garlic Bread
- 1 baguette
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- Step 1 of 7Preheat oven to 200ºC.
- Step 2 of 7Place cauliflower in a food processor and blitz until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. You may have to do this in two batches.
- Step 3 of 7Place cauliflower into a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Place into a large bowl. Add eggs, parmesan and herbs, season with salt and pepper. Mix well with a spoon or hands work well.
- Step 4 of 7Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place all the cauliflower mix onto the paper and push it out into a large circle 30cm in diameter x 1cm thick. Pat it down to compress. Place into the middle of the hot oven for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Step 5 of 7Spread the base with tomato paste, top with ¾ of the mozzarella, add olives, mushrooms, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Season with salt and pepper. Return to the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and looking golden and delicious.
- Step 6 of 7To make the garlic bread: slice baguette on an angle 2-3cm pieces. Mix garlic with butter. Spread on slices of baguette. Wrap bread in tin foil and place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 10 minutes.
- Step 7 of 7To serve, remove pizza from the oven, top with rocket and serve with garlic bread.
Method
- Step 1 of 7Preheat oven to 200ºC.
- Step 2 of 7Place cauliflower in a food processor and blitz until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. You may have to do this in two batches.
- Step 3 of 7Place cauliflower into a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Place into a large bowl. Add eggs, parmesan and herbs, season with salt and pepper. Mix well with a spoon or hands work well.
- Step 4 of 7Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place all the cauliflower mix onto the paper and push it out into a large circle 30cm in diameter x 1cm thick. Pat it down to compress. Place into the middle of the hot oven for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Step 5 of 7Spread the base with tomato paste, top with ¾ of the mozzarella, add olives, mushrooms, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Season with salt and pepper. Return to the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and looking golden and delicious.
- Step 6 of 7To make the garlic bread: slice baguette on an angle 2-3cm pieces. Mix garlic with butter. Spread on slices of baguette. Wrap bread in tin foil and place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 10 minutes.
- Step 7 of 7To serve, remove pizza from the oven, top with rocket and serve with garlic bread.
Method
- Step 1 of 7Preheat oven to 200ºC.
- Step 2 of 7Place cauliflower in a food processor and blitz until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. You may have to do this in two batches.
- Step 3 of 7Place cauliflower into a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Place into a large bowl. Add eggs, parmesan and herbs, season with salt and pepper. Mix well with a spoon or hands work well.
- Step 4 of 7Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place all the cauliflower mix onto the paper and push it out into a large circle 30cm in diameter x 1cm thick. Pat it down to compress. Place into the middle of the hot oven for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Step 5 of 7Spread the base with tomato paste, top with ¾ of the mozzarella, add olives, mushrooms, sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. Season with salt and pepper. Return to the oven for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted and looking golden and delicious.
- Step 6 of 7To make the garlic bread: slice baguette on an angle 2-3cm pieces. Mix garlic with butter. Spread on slices of baguette. Wrap bread in tin foil and place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 10 minutes.
- Step 7 of 7To serve, remove pizza from the oven, top with rocket and serve with garlic bread.