Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of grated Fresh Cauliflower
• 1 cup of freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Egg, beaten
• Parchment Paper to line your baking sheet
• 5 ounces Marinara Sauce
• ½ cup sliced Mushrooms
• ¼ cup mixed Peppers, julienned
• 1 sliced Tomato
• ½ cup fresh Basil Leaves
• ½ cup Low-Fat Mozzarella Cheese

Directions:

1. Grate fresh cauliflower florets into granules resembling Pop Rocks.
2. Heat the grated cauliflower in a skillet–don’t add oil or water–use medium heat, not too hot. Stir until the cauliflower has dried out somewhat, it won’t dry completely, but the dryer the better. Heat at least 10 minutes, just enough to evaporate the moisture, not enough to color or cook down.
3. Remove skillet from burner and set aside to allow cauliflower to slightly cool.
4. In a bowl, beat 1 egg.
5. Add grated Parmesan cheese to the egg. You can substitute, Asiago or Romano cheeses, be sure you use a hard cheese for best results.
6. Add the cauliflower to the bowl and mix well with the egg and cheese and form into a ball.
7. Place the balled cauliflower and cheese onto the parchment paper and spread out into a pizza shape about ¼ inch thick. The crust will be about 10″ across.
8. Do not make the edges of the crust too thin; keep the size of the crust uniform for even cooking. The cauliflower will darken quite rapidly around the edges if too thin.
9. Place crust into an oven preheated to 400° Fahrenheit and cook approx. 15-20 minutes until the crust has colored and firmed up.
10. Remove cauliflower pizza crust from the oven and top with your favorite pizza sauce. Use a marinara sauce, pesto, white sauce, or whatever. Top with your favorite pizza toppings.
11. Remove cauliflower pizza crust from the oven and top with your favorite pizza sauce. Use a marinara sauce, pesto, white sauce, or whatever. Top with your favorite pizza toppings.