Recipes

Ushering in 2016 on a high note: Low-carb, Allergy-Friendly Cauliflower Pizza Crust


A quick blog post to usher in AllergyFoodie into 2016 on a high note – allergy-friendly, low carb slice of heaven…

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Deep dish or thin crust – have it your way guilt-free 😉

Ingredients:

For Crust

  • 1 head of cauliflower with stem removed and riced in a food processor
  • 1 tablespoon flax meal + 3 tbsp water (equivalent of 1 egg)
  • 3/4th cup dairy-free or regular Parmesan cheese (you can completely skip this ingredient too)
  • 2 teaspoons corn flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Salt to taste

For topping:

  • 1 cup pasta sauce
  • 1/2 cup dairy-free or regular mozzarella
  • Your fav toppings – I used spinach
Cut cauliflower into small florets
Cut cauliflower into small florets
Rice the cauliflower in a food processor
Rice the cauliflower in a food processor
Riced cauliflower
Microwave riced cauliflower for 4-5 minutes
Spread out on a paper towel for 15 minutes
Spread out on a paper towel for 15 minutes
Dry grind raw flax seed
Dry grind raw flax seed
1 tbsp. flax powder + 3 tbsp water for 15 minutes in the fridge
1 tbsp. flax powder + 3 tbsp water for 15 minutes in the fridge
15 minutes later become glutinous like egg
15 minutes later become glutinous like egg
Squeeze water out using thin dish towel
Squeeze water out using thin dish towel
The nearly dry riced cauliflower
The nearly dry riced cauliflower
Add Italian seasoning + salt + 2 tsp corn flour + 1 cup dairy-free or regular Parmesan or you can skip the cheese
Add Italian seasoning + salt + 2 tsp corn flour + 1 cup dairy-free or regular Parmesan or you can skip the cheese
On a warmed pizza stone shape the riced cauliflower into a pizza
On a warmed pizza stone shape the riced cauliflower either into a 1/3″ thick pizza or thinner crust…

 

Bake it at 450 degree F for 20 minutes
Bake it at 450 degree F for 20 minutes
Add your fav sauce
Add your fav sauce
And your fav dairy free mozzarella cheese...
And your fav dairy free mozzarella cheese…
And toppings you love - we are a spinach loving brood
And toppings you love – we are a spinach loving brood
Now bake it for 6 - 8 minutes. 6 minutes with lotsa cheese or...
Now bake it for 6 – 8 minutes. 6 minutes with lotsa cheese or…

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Now bake it for 6 - 8 minutes. 6 minutes of 1/3" thick crust with lotsa cheese or...
Now bake it for 6 – 8 minutes. 6 minutes of 1/3″ thick crust with lotsa cheese or…
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Thin crust with less cheese and more toppings 🙂

And there you have it…

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Happy New Year – Seize the moment in 2016 and live out your dreams!

Much love,

From our hearth to yours ❤