A Better Veggie Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Veggies deserve a place on your pizza outside of just the sprinkling of peppers or mushrooms on top! In this pizza crust, veggies are the star of the show and deliver a healthy dose of vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, potassium, and calcium with each delicious slice. Top this pizza with veggies, tomato sauce, and your protein of choice and you’re good to go! Are you a practitioner? Check out our all-in-one system to grow your business.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Crust:
- One large head fresh cauliflower
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- Olive oil or cooking spray
Toppings:
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mushrooms. sliced
- 1 red onion. sliced
Optional:
- add other vegetables like broccoli or greens
- 2 chicken or salmon sausages cooked
- Spices: garlic crushed red pepper, etc.
Instructions
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Oil/spray a cookie sheet .
- Remove cauliflower leaves and cut into chunks.
- Place chunks in blender that can “rice” or shred it finely into a bowl.
- Microwave the cauliflower in a bowl – do not cover – for 8 minutes.
- In a cast iron pan – sauté vegetables (onions, mushrooms etc); at the same time, if you are cooking sausages, slice them thinly (like pepperoni) .
- In a large bowl, whisk two eggs and 1 1/2 cup of cheese together.
- Remove cauliflower from microwave and let cool.
- Add cauliflower to bowl with eggs and cheese, stir until completely mixed.
- Spread cauliflower egg cheese mixture onto greased cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Depending on your oven, you may want to rotate the pizza crust after 10 minutes.
- Remove crust and spread pizza sauce, then veggies and/or meat then top with cheese and spices.
- Put back into the oven and bake for 5-10 minutes until cheese melts.
- Remove from oven, let cool for 3-5 minutes, slice and serve.