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Cauliflower pizza
Low-carb pizza with a cauliflower base
- Recipe:
This recipe is from The G Plan Diet by Amanda Hamilton and Hannah Ebelthite (£8.99, Aster)
- Photo:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Serves 2
- Vegetarian
Preparation
- Total time
- 40 Mins
- Preparation time
- 5 Mins
- Cooking time
- 35 Mins
1 cauliflower, divided into florets
100g ground almonds
2 eggs, beaten
70g Parmesan, grated
150ml passata
125g mozzarella, sliced
1 handful pitted black olives
1 handful cherry tomatoes
Fresh basil and rocket, to serve
Place the cauliflower florets in a food processor and blend until finely chopped, like rice. You may have to do this in several batches.
Place the chopped cauliflower in a dry frying pan and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, to evaporate all the moisture. Alternatively, put it into a microwaveable bowl, cover with clingfilm and cook in the microwave for 5–6 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), Gas Mark 4, line a large baking sheet with baking paper and brush with oil.
Spread the cauliflower out on a clean tea towel and leave to cool, so moisture can evaporate. Once cool, pick up the corners of the tea towel and squeeze any remaining liquid out of the cauliflower.
Transfer to a mixing bowl and stir in the ground almonds, egg and Parmesan.
Tip the cauliflower mixture into the centre of the prepared baking sheet and spread it out into a round, about 1cm thick in the middle and thicker at the edges. Bake for 15–20 minutes, until just turning golden.
Spread the pizza base evenly with the fresh tomato sauce and arrange the mozzarella, olives and tomatoes on top. Bake for further 8–10 minutes until the topping is bubbling. Serve topped with as much basil and rocket as you like.
You will need
Food processor - We really like this powerful one from VonShef and it's available at Amazon for £79.99.
Reviews
Polly L(45)
★★★★★Not gonna lie, it's not *quite* as good as normal pizza, but it really isn't far off, and tastes pretty amazing considering it's low carb.
Reviewed on 16/04/20