Cauliflower pizza with zucchini pesto
Origin:
The word Cauliflower originated from the Italian word cavolfiore, meaning “cabbage flower”.
Cauliflower Pizza is a great substitute for original pizza as it is low in carbs and high in proteins. It does not need any flour hence it’s a Gluten-free pizza, crust of the pizza is made of finely minced cauliflower with egg, salt, cheese, and herbs of your choice. Cauliflower pizza is that much healthy that a lady named Gail Becker invented a company “CAULIPOWER” selling gluten-free plant-based(cauliflower) pizza crust, she invented this company after doing a lot of research on gluten-free recipes as both of her sons were diagnosed with celiac disease.
Ingredients :
| 1 medium-sized cauliflower (wash & separate the florets) | 2 whole eggs beaten |
| 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (grated) | 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese(grated) |
| 1 tsp dried oregano | 1 tsp Dried basil leaves |
| 1/2 tsp Red Chilli flakes | 1 tsp Garlic powder |
| 1/2 tsp onion powder | 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes |
| 1 small red onion, thinly sliced into rounds | 2 tsp olive oil |
| 1 zucchini (chopped ) | 1/2 cup almonds |
| 1 cup basil leaves | 1 lemon (zest) |
| salt to taste | 1 tsp pepper |
| few garlic cloves | 1/2 cup marinara sauce |
Preparation:
- Grind the florets of cauliflower in the food processor & pulse into the fine crumbs (it will look like rice).
- Put the cauliflower mixture into the muslin cloth & remove the execss liquid.
- Transfer into the mixing bowl ,add eggs and parmesan ,pepper ,salt ,garlic powder ,onion powder and stir well to mix.
- Preheat oven to 220°C.
- Grease the baking trays and line with baking paper.
- Add the prepared cauliflower mixture and spread evenly like pizza dough.
- Roast for 30 min. until golden brown.
- Meanwhile Prepare the zuchini pesto by putting zuchhini ,almonds, basil leaves ,garlic cloves ,lemon zest ,salt in a mixer grinder make a smooth paste by adding little water.
- Remove the cauliflower crust from microwave.
- Spread the marinara sauce, zucchini pesto, sun dried tomatoes,red onions & mozzarella cheese over the cauliflower crust.
- Place the Cauliflower Pizza crust back into the oven and bake again for about 10 minutes or until cheese melts evenly.
- Remove it from the oven ,sprinkle some oregano,basil leave ,cut into pieces and serve it with pesto and sause as a evening snack or dinner.
Nutrition :
Cauliflower is an excellent source of Vitamin C and K. It is rich in dietary fiber and loaded omega 3 fatty acids. It is a Gluten-free low-carb recipe.
Calories:392kcal, Fat:22gm, carb:44gm, Fibre:6gm, sugar: 4gm.
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