Categories: Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces
- 3/4 C. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 3 C. shredded mozzarella cheese (12 oz.)
- Choice of meat, 1/2 lb.
- Pizza sauce (12 oz.)
- Choice of vegetable toppings (chopped bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, chopped onions, minced garlic, fresh spinach, sliced olives, chopped or sliced mushroom, diced broccoli or asparagus
- Fresh or dried basil
- Fresh or dried oregano
- Black pepper
- 1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
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In a large pot of boiling water in or in a vegetable steamer, cook the cauliflower until soft, about 20 minutes.
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Drain the cauliflower and transfer to a large bowl.
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Mash until the consistency of mashed potatoes with minimal “chunks”.
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Add 1/4 cup of the oil, the eggs, and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and mix well.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and lightly coat a pizza pan or large rimmed baking sheet with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
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Pour the cauliflower mixture onto the pizza pan and press the “dough” into a flat, pizza-like shape no more than 1/2 inch thick, mounding it up higher at the edges.
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Bake for 20 minutes.
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If using ground meat, cook in a skillet until browned and cooked thoroughly.
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Remove the pizza “crust” from the oven (leave the oven on) and spread it with pizza sauce, the remaining 2 cups mozzarella, vegetable and meat toppings, basil, oregano, and pepper.
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. Drizzle with the remaining 1/2 cup olive oil and sprinkle with the Parmesan.
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. Bake until the mozzarella melts, 10 to 15 minutes.
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. Cut the pizza into wedges and use a spatula to transfer to plates.