Oh yes, this is happening !!! …. The Cauliflower Pizza Base from decades ago is now being relived. Okay, maybe not ‘decades’ but at least a decade…. Shock and horror ! I am bringing back the Cauliflower Pizza Base in all its form and glory. Seriously, there isn’t anything wrong with going into the archives and digging out an old antiquated recipe is there? Especially if it was all great and successful ‘in its day’…..come on guys, work with me here….this is awesome !!! and it is healthy !!!, and it is low carb !!! (if you are into that kind of thing). Back in the day, when I first made this Cauliflower Pizza Base, of course I was dubious, I mean, who wouldn’t be…Cauliflower isn’t the most tastiest veg unless smothered in cheese…right? well, at the time, that was the only way I would eat Cauliflower…you know the fave veggie dish then, was cauliflower cheese sauce (what is not to love). Anyway, so I remember finding a recipe on Pinterest, but of course didn’t have the exact ingredients, so subbed here and there, and the end result was amazing! I actually surprised myself, and of course to sweeten matters, I then loaded it with cheese, bacon, more cheese, peppers and just for good measure…even more cheese. Need I say the pizza was awesome.
Now, years later…this pizza may not be drowning in cheese but it was just so good, I just had to share….
Cauliflower Pizza Base with Brinjal Tomato Pesto and Double Cheese Topping
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 – 40 minutes
Total time: 50 – 60 minutes
Serves 1 or 2
Ingredients:
2 cups (250 milliliters) Cauliflower Rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large garlic clove, chopped
1/3 cup (80 milliliters) grated mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup (80 milliliters) grated white cheddar cheese
1 egg
1 teaspoon dried oregano/origanum
1/2 teaspoon dried sweet basil
For the topping:
Tomato pesto
Grilled brinjal/Eggplant
Grated mozzarella cheese
Feta
Chopped fresh basil
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius / 390 degrees Fahrenheit (I used a fan oven).
Microwave cauliflower rice for 3 minutes 50 seconds. Place in the middle of a dish cloth, bring up the sides of the cloth, twist and ring out as much water as possible from the cooked cauliflower. The cauliflower will be scorching hot, so be careful not to burn your hands. Do this squishing and twisting of the cloth with the cauliflower in several times. Let it rest for a few minutes and do it again. Remember the more water left in the cauliflower, the more soggy your pizza base will be!
Once all the water is out, spoon the dried cauliflower into a large bowl. At this stage it will be all mashed together and will look minute in size. Add all of the other base ingredients and mix together with a spoon. The mixture may feel a bit wet, but form a ball with it as best you can and then flatten it on a greased baking tray with greased baking paper or better still if you have a silicone mat (this works so well). Flatten it to the thickness you want. I personally like mine to be really quite thin. Then place in the oven for about 30 minutes. By this time it should be a nice golden brown. Take it out of the oven and carefully turn it over. Let it cook on the opposite side for an extra 5 – 10 minutes. Take it out of the oven and then put the topping on (excluding the fresh basil) and return it to the oven for another 5 minutes. Just before serving add a little more feta if you want and the fresh chopped basil.
Enjoy 🙂
To make your own Cauliflower Rice: Cut a head of cauliflower in half. This will make it easier. Then with a sharp knife slice and chop the florets until it resembles ‘rice’. This can be a bit messy and a bit time consuming, but it is worth it. Alternatively, if you have a food processor, process the florets by pulsing until it resembles ‘rice’.
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Another delicious recipe by my friend Lynne over at Lynne’s Recipe Trails. Check out her post if a cauliflower pizza base with brinjal tomato pesto and double cheese topping tickles your fancy.
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Oh wow ! Thank you Lindsay. I really appreciate the reblog and lovely comment. You are an angel, 🙂 x
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You are so welcome. Do you have a go to birthday cake recipe? My son’s birthday is coming up and I want to bake something for him as a surprise.
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My favourite chocolate cake recipe is from Ina Garten, I just do a normal butter icing, I haven’t tried hers, but I am sure it could only be amazing.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe-1947521
Another one of my favourites is a fudgey cake from Tasty Kitchen, and is done in a rectangle oven proof dish, and the icing is put on the cake whilst the cake is still hot.
http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/30-minute-chocolate-fudge-cake/
Lindsay I hope these recipes help, and make your little boys day special. x
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Thanks for this. I will be adding the ingredients to my shopping list and try them out this weekend and next weekend. I’ll let you know which one he prefers. 🙂
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My pleasure 🙂
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I just tried the chocolate fudge cake recipe and it’s a big hit in our home. The little one had two pieces already. Thanks again for sharing the recipe with me.
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Oh that is wonderful Lindsay, and you are so welcome. I am so pleased everyone likes it. It’s a nice easy recipe 🙂 It goes down very well in my family too. I can happily snack on it all day 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, yummm
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My pleasure Lynn 🙂 x
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Looks fabulous, Lynne! I must confess that I still haven’t tried a pizza with cauliflower base. I am not really a fan of this veggie but your post really makes me want to try it out 😊
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Thanks Shamira…yes, if you do try this, you may be surprised as I was 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this great and inspirational recipe for all of us searching for something new and delicious 😀
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You are so welcome ! 🙂
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Sounds like guiltless pizza, Lynne – so I’m game to give it a try, and if I mess it up, I can always cover it in cheese sauce! But what the heck is cauliflower rice? Is that a real thing? Ha ha. Is it just mashed up cauliflower?
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Oh dear…sorry…cauliflower rice is just the head of a cauliflower which is all chopped up fine (like rice) It can be a bit of a job, and I usually have bits of cauliflower flying all over the show when I do it by hand. You also can do this in a processor by just pulsing it a few times (less mess, just try not overdo it). Most grocery stores also now have the cauliflower pre-packed all processed already like rice, so it makes life a lot easier. I am not sure what you have on your side of the world. This certainly is a guilt-free pizza, and cheese will always save the day. You can’t really mess this up though, trust me, the big thing is to get as much water out from the cauliflower once cooked. Hope you enjoy when you try it. 🙂
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Thanks, Lynne. I figured that’s what it was, but then maybe there really was rice made out of cauliflower! 🙂 I haven’t seen anything like that in the stores, but I picked up a head of cauliflower yesterday, so we’re giving it a try. 😀 😀 Can’t wait!
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Great ! I hope you love it !!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thanks for this. I love cauliflower is all its forms and this looks to be a real winner. Yummo!
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Awesome ! Thanks Peggy 🙂
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I love cauliflower and eat cauliflower rice..a pizza base? it looks very pretty I have not tried making one not because I don’t like cauliflower I am not a pizza fan..Cauliflower cheese I love.. It sounds tasty and an interesting way to make a healthier pizza 🙂
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Thanks for your sweet words. I must say it absolutely is a great way to have pizza and cauliflower…it’s a nice change, and of course you could do whatever topping you want. I am not big on traditional doughy pizza, in fact I can’t tell you when I last had one, but the veggie base ones are wonderful. 🙂
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Based on your recommendation then Lynne I will have to try it then….I love tomatoes and that just not too much cheese although I do like cheese just not too much at one time..So I will have to have a think about veggies …Have a lovely weekend 🙂
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Oh that will be lovely. I really hope you do like it when you try it. Feel free to ask me anything further if need be about it. You have a lovely weekend too, and thank you. 🙂
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I love the flowers!
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Thank you ! These are my miracle flowers 🙂 My one cat loves flowers, so periodically flowers get squashed or dug out from the flower pots ! How this lot have survived I have no clue 🙂
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Lucky flowers – I have lucky electrical cords which survive the wrath of Schooner.
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Omg, heaven!!
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It really is 🙂 Thank you. ! x
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Wow, this sounds really great, and I’m a big fan of cauliflower, so I’ve got to try this. I have a question, though…I’ve never made my own cauliflower rice. Any tips? 🙂 I have HUGE pizza craving now, even though I just finished dinner, hahaha! Thanks for sharing, friend! 🙂 xo
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Thanks Anita, if you love cauliflower you will love this! To make your own cauliflower rice, just get a head of cauliflower and with a knife chop the florets into little pieces, to resemble ‘rice’. It is quite a job, and I am warning you, be prepared to have cauliflower jumping all around the counter top and floor (but it is so worth it). If you have a food processor then put the florets into the processor and pulse until it resembles ‘rice’ and lastly if you are able to buy it already processed for you in a pre-packed bag….then life is easy.
Now you have me craving this, guess we will be having cauliflower pizza for lunch today 🙂 Have a lovely day. 🙂 x
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Oh perfect, thanks so much for the tips! I don’t have a food processor, but I was just talking about this with my mom and sister yesterday! I have to add it to my list of kitchen appliances to get. That, and an immersion blender. Can’t wait to try this out! 🙂 xo
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Can you believe I’ve never tried a cauliflower crust? I’ve been craving pizza lately so maybe this recipe is a sign to try it 🙂
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It is a bit different from the ‘normal’ pizza, but if you do try it, I hope you like it. 🙂
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Yessss! I love it! Cauliflower rice is my new go-to for all the reasons you mentioned!
I make ‘dirty rice’ with cauliflower and add all sorts of veggies to it, sooooo good!!
Nice job my love!
❤ ❤
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Oh yes cauliflower and all sorts of veggies makes a mean dish. Thanks 🙂 I am so pleased you are back! <3.
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Me too, so happy to see your blog blossoming so well ❤️
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Thank you 🙂 ❤
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This pizza looks so good and healthy!!
Check out my blog: http://www.theitalianguest.com
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Awesome ! and thank you !
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You’re welcome 😊
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