Cauliflower Pizza

Published : June 21, 2015

The difference with this style of pizza is the base is made from cauliflower rather than a dough so it's suitable for people low-carbing or who eat gluten-free foods. The results are delicious.

Ingredients:

Half a cauliflower
2 eggs
500-750g cheese (approx the same amount as cauli; we used pizza cheese from the supermarket)
Pizza sauce (either purchased or make your own using tomato paste and herbs such as basil, oregano, parsley)

Suggested toppings:
salami and/or other meats of your choice (omit for vegetarian option)
tomatoes (chopped or sliced)
olives (pitted)
onion (chopped or sliced – doesn’t need to be cooked first)
mushrooms
capsicums (peppers)
jalopeno chillies

Method:

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add the cauli chopped into chunks – it doesn’t need to be pretty as it gets blended for the pizza base. When the cauli is cooked (check with a knife when it is tender), drain and let sit for a bit to cool slightly.
While the cauli is cooking, prepare the toppings and heat up the oven to about 220C - fairly hot.
When the cauli has cooled down a little, put the cauli into a mixing bowl or large (deep) bowl , add most of the cheese (leaving some for on top of the toppings) and break into the bowl two whole eggs (yolk and whites).
Using a hand held electric blender (eg: Bamix) though a potato masher would work but take longer, squish and mix up the egg and cauli until it is well blended and a little fluffy. A Thermomix does it in about 10 seconds.
Using a spatula of some kind, spread out all the mixture onto a round pizza tray, or a rectangle baking tray.
Pop in the oven (topping-less at this stage) for about 15 minutes to cook the base. It’s really important not to undercook – it needs to be browned and a little crunchy around the edges.
While the base is cooking, clean up the kitchen and finish preparing the toppings.
Get the pizza sauce ready.
Once cooked, bring out tray from the oven, and put on all the toppings – starting with the pizza sauce over the whole pizza – then finishing off with a handful or two of cheese.
Put back in the oven for about 15 minutes (keep an eye on it) until cheese is melted and toppings are cooked.

And voila! A delicious, healthy pizza.