Cauliflower and Broccoli Pizza Crust


       Cooling crust mixture

       Crust formed, in oven

       Pizza topping added.

       Cooked pizza

Number served:

Ingredients:

  • cauliflower - 5 cup
  • Optional: broccoli - 1 cup
  • fresh garlic (peeled and coarsely chopped) - 1 unit
  • parmesan cheese - 1/4 cup
  • mozzarella cheese (finely chopped) - 1/4 cup
  • dried basil - 1 teaspoon
  • black pepper - 1/4 teaspoon
  • salt - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Optional: red pepper flakes - 1/2 teaspoon
  • egg - 1 unit
  • olive oil - 1/2 teaspoon

Directions:

This crust contains no wheat or other grains: very healthy and very tasty!

You will need parchment (baking) paper to make this recipe. Preheat oven to 425F. Place either a pizza stone or a large baking pan in the oven. Note: 1 medium large cauliflower is about 5 cups, coarsely chopped.

This recipe is just for the pizza crust. It is delicious! The broccoli is optional; in its place you can use a little more cauliflower. However, this is a good way to get people (kids!) to eat vegetables, so sneak in a little broccoli.

Chop up the cauliflower, broccoli, and garlic. Put in a food processor and spend a few minutes getting it all chopped to a very fine consistency. Transfer to a bowl.

This finely chopped mixture now needs to be broken down by cooking in a microwave oven for about 3 minutes. Cover the bowl in the microwave oven.

You will need to get the water out of the mixture: get a clean dish towel and spread it over a large cutting board. Dump the hot mixture in the center of the towel and then let it sit for about 5 minutes to cool down.

Carefully fold up the dish towel to avoid spilling any of the mixture and over the sink "wring out" as much water as you can. I spend about two minutes doing this.

Return the (almost dry) mixture to the bowel (wipe it out first if there is much moisture in it) and add the mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, dried basil, peper, salt, and (optional) red pepper flakes.

Blend everything together, then add a raw egg and mix together.

Cut a piece of parchment paper, put it on a cutting board and poor the olive oil in the center. You should have the bowl of mixed ingredients right beside the parchment paper for easy access.

With your (washed) hands, spread out the oil on the parchment paper into abut a 10 inch circle, pick up the mixture in the bowl with your hands and place it on the paper. Push the mixture down to make a circle about 3/8 of an inch high. With your fingers, push the edges of the pizza dough back towards the center a bit if there are areas where the material is thin. Try to get the same height.

You will carefully slide the parchment paper onto the pizza stone (or baking sheet) in the oven. I don't worry too much about letting heat out of the oven so I do this process slowly and carefully: to avoid burning myself I like to pull the oven rack abut 1/3 of the way out of the oven to make it safer to slide the parchment paper onto the pizza stone.

Shut the oven and cook for about 10 minutes. It will be cooked more later after you put sauce on the crust.

Take the entire pizza stone (or baking sheet) out of the oven and place it on top of the stove. Add your favorite pizza sauce and toppings and then put it back in the oven and bake the pizza for another 8 minutes.

IDEAS FOR PIZZA TOPPING: I like to use a small amount of marinara sauce, chopped onion, and cheese. The pizza crust is very good on its own, so you can go light on the toppings.

Get creative: based on the statistics of over 100,000 recipes, here are some other ingredients that are commonly used with the ingredients in this recipe that you might want to experiment by adding one or two of the following (amounts adjusted assuming you making 4 servings):

  • coconut oil : 1 teaspoon
  • fresh basil : 1 tablespoon
  • dried oregano : 1/4 teaspoon
  • balsamic vinegar : 1/2 tablespoon
  • fresh rosemary : 1/4 teaspoon
  • dried thyme : 1/4 teaspoon
  • zucchini squash : 1/4 cup
  • red wine vinegar : 1/2 tablespoon
  • fresh thyme : 1/4 teaspoon
  • red pepper flakes : 1/4 teaspoon

Approximate nutrients
per serving
(% daily requirement):


  • vitamin_c 104%

    cauliflower: 77%
    broccoli: 27%

  • vitamin_k 47%

    cauliflower: 22%
    broccoli: 25%

  • iron 46%

    cauliflower: 30%
    broccoli: 9%
    parmesan cheese: 3%
    mozzarella cheese: 1%
    egg: 2%

  • protein 26%

    cauliflower: 4%
    broccoli: 1%
    parmesan cheese: 4%
    mozzarella cheese: 3%
    egg: 12%

  • vitamin_b6 24%

    cauliflower: 21%
    broccoli: 3%

  • phosphorus 24%

    cauliflower: 7%
    broccoli: 2%
    parmesan cheese: 6%
    mozzarella cheese: 6%
    egg: 1%

  • food_folate 21%

    cauliflower: 17%
    broccoli: 3%

  • folate_total 21%

    cauliflower: 17%
    broccoli: 3%

  • pantothenic_acid 18%

    cauliflower: 16%
    broccoli: 2%

  • riboflavin 18%

    cauliflower: 7%
    broccoli: 2%
    parmesan cheese: 2%
    mozzarella cheese: 2%
    egg: 4%

  • calcium 16%

    cauliflower: 2%
    broccoli: 1%
    parmesan cheese: 6%
    mozzarella cheese: 6%

  • vitamin_b12 15%

    parmesan cheese: 5%
    mozzarella cheese: 7%
    egg: 1%

  • choline 14%

    cauliflower: 13%
    broccoli: 1%

  • manganese 13%

    cauliflower: 10%
    broccoli: 2%

  • cholesterol 12%

    parmesan cheese: 1%
    mozzarella cheese: 1%
    egg: 9%

  • fat_saturated 12%

    parmesan cheese: 5%
    mozzarella cheese: 5%
    egg: 1%

  • sodium 11%

    cauliflower: 2%
    parmesan cheese: 6%
    mozzarella cheese: 2%

  • potassium 9%

    cauliflower: 8%
    broccoli: 1%

  • fiber 9%

    cauliflower: 8%
    broccoli: 1%

  • copper 8%

    cauliflower: 5%
    broccoli: 1%
    parmesan cheese: 1%

  • thiamin 7%

    cauliflower: 6%
    broccoli: 1%

  • magnesium 7%

    cauliflower: 5%
    broccoli: 1%

  • sugar 6%

    cauliflower: 6%

  • carbohydrate 6%

    cauliflower: 5%
    broccoli: 1%

  • fat_mono_unsaturated 6%

    parmesan cheese: 2%
    mozzarella cheese: 2%
    olive oil: 1%

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