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Margherita Pizza with Cauliflower Crust
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Cauliflower has been one of my favorite vegetables I cooked with last year and I am still fascinated of how many recipes you can do with it. Cauliflower taste is absolutely awesome especially when roasted like in this Roasted Cauliflower recipe I posted some time ago.
Only recently I ran over recipes that are using cauliflower as a base for pizza crust. Sounded so awesome that I really had to give it a try. Most of the recipes I've seen are combining cauliflower with cheese for the crust and then have some more cheese for the topping. As much as I like cheese I didn't want to use as much for a pizza so I ran over a recipe that uses almonds alongside cauliflower for the crust. Gave it a try and the crust turned absolutely amazing.
This Margherita pizza with cauliflower crust is a healthy delicious meal perfect for each time of the day. Easy recipe and really tasty, also it holds really good and you can eat it with your hands as a regular pizza. Was pleasantly surprised of how wonderful it turned and how delicious it is. Also it is a very good twist for those who need gluten-free recipes as this cauliflower crust pizza is gluten-free.
Give it a try if you haven't already, it's absolutely a must :)
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Recipe slightly adapted after BBCGoodFood
- Makes 1 large pizza - 3 or 4 servings
- Cauliflower Crust
- 1 medium cauliflower (about 750g)
- 1 cup (100g) ground almonds
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Topping
- 4 tbsp tomato sauce
- 3 or 4 cherry tomatoes, sliced
- 4.5 oz (130 g) Mozzarella cheese, sliced
- fresh basil or parsley, chopped
- freshly ground black pepper
- Prepare the cauliflower crust. Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Wash and cut cauliflower into florets and place in the bowl of your food processor, and process until finely chopped, like rice. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool a little.
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Place the cooked cauliflower into a tea towel and squeeze as much liquid as you can out of it and transfer to a clean bowl.
- Turn the oven up to 470F (240C).
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Add almonds, eggs, dried herbs, salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.
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Line a baking tray with parchment paper and grease with oil. Place the cauliflower mixture into the center and using a spoon and hands spread it out onto a 12 inch (30 cm) round.
- Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove and set aside to cool a little.
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Spread tomato sauce over the crust, add Mozzarella cheese slices, tomato slices on top, chopped fresh basil leaves or parsley and freshly ground black pepper.
- Bake for another 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted. Let cool a bit before serving and add some more fresh basil/parsley leaves on top. Enjoy!!
Thank you Lindsey.. I am glad you like it. Hope you will try it one day too:) It is amazing.
Almond flour is another way of saying to ground almonds, so yes, you can use the same amount for almond flour. I like to ground my own almonds usually because I can have control on how finely they are grounded. Sometimes I love feeling a bit of crunch, of texture but here is a matter of preference.
Haven't tried with coconut flour but I think it will work good. Probably will taste a bit different but still good. Let me know if you give it a try.
So.. how did it turned out ? Did you like it? :)
Glad you like this recipe. Let me know when you give it a go. I have a lot of recipes that are using almond meal, check them out as well.
Stella, the title of this recipe makes it all very clear. A pizza with CAULIFLOWER CRUST. So I wasn't trying to mislead people, I was very clear from the beginning that this is not a regular Margherita pizza. It is very delicious, and light, was really a pleasant surprise for me as well. This is a perfect pizza recipe for those who need a gluten free pizza, as they are allergic to gluten, so this is a great solution if they are craving for pizza. Try to be understanding as well, and stay in touch.
No need to press it too hard.. just as it is necessary to shape it. It will firm during baking and after you allow to cool.
Yes.. I am not sure it is possible to make it really crispy.. just squeeze as much water as possible.. that might help
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