Low carb pizza from cauliflower

Here comes a delicious cauliflower pizza dough! It is low carb, yeast-free and wheat-free. So your pizza will be crispy and delicious.

You love pizza? Okay, stupid question. Who doesn't love pizza? :) Today we have something delicious: cauliflower pizza!

Sounds maybe a little crazy, but tastes ingenious: vegetables as a basis for delicious dough.

Mixed with eggs and cheese, this cauliflower pizza dough tastes just mega delicious!

This recipe is a great way to trick yourself into eating more vegetables.

Cauliflower has had its day as a boring and colorless side dish to meat. It no longer plays the minor supporting role, but has worked its way up to the leading role.

On more and more plates end up cauliflower pizza, Cauliflower brownies, rice and soups. Simply wonderful!

What is cauliflower pizza?

Cauliflower pizza crust is the name of the trend that originated in the U.S. and is now finally really arriving here.

Pizza dough from cauliflower comes with fitness fans and Low carb pizza followers equally well.

But also with all the others cauliflower pizza is well received. She tastes namely mega delicious!

Pizza made from vegetables is a great alternative to white flour and makes us eat more vegetables with every bite.

For those looking for pizza without yeast, this is a great alternative.

I also have a friend who gets stomach aches from yeast. When she visits, we have cauliflower pizza dough and the problem is solved.

Also interesting for you: Make pizza seasoning yourself!

How does cauliflower pizza taste?

Those who are not a particularly big fan of the white cabbage florets can breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the pizza dough from cauliflower does not taste that intense. Through baking and cheese, the cabbage loses flavor.

A slight note remains. But this is largely covered by the cheese.

So feel free to serve the low carb pizza to friends and let them guess what's so special about this recipe. Most of them won't even be able to guess.

Cauliflower dough is fluffy and juicy inside. And crispy on the edges. You can topple the pizza according to your mood.

Go wild. The possibilities are almost unlimited - just like with a "normal" pizza.

Cauliflower pizza will help you save some calories. 400 grams of normal pizza dough contains 1600 calories. Without toppings!

400 grams of pizza dough from cabbage comes to 550 calories. In addition, the dough contains a lot of fiber, which is good for digestion.

This recipe is

• gluten free
• yeast-free
• Suitable for low carb and keto cuisine
• A great way to use up cauliflower
• optimal for vegetable muffle

What ingredients do I need for Cauliflower Pizza?

I'll tell you here what ingredients you need and how to substitute them if you don't have them on hand.

Cauliflower

It is low calorie and low carb suitable, we have already clarified. But the cauliflower pizza can do even more.

In fact, it comes with the many delicious benefits that the white cabbage florets have in them. And they are quite a few.

Cauliflower contains lots of provitamin A, B vitamins, vitamin C and E. But also minerals such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and iron.

And then the white vegetable puts one on top and is full of trace elements, such as chromium, zinc and manganese.

In short, we should all eat cauliflower much more often! Disguised as cauliflower pizza, this recipe can even inspire vegetable haters. Especially because many will not even notice.

For those who, like me, like to buy vegetables and then overlook them in the refrigerator, the recipe is also right. Because you can also process cabbage in the dough, which no longer looks so nice or is no longer so fresh.

Likewise, the stalk can be processed well, just make sure you remove woody parts.

Almonds

Nuts provide a bit of bite and binding. They also add healthy fats to the pizza. Don't have any ground almonds on hand? Then reach for hazelnuts.

Cheese

You have leftover cheese? Perfect! Because you can use a lot of it in this pizza. From Gouda, Emmental to spicy cheeses, everything is allowed.

But make sure you use at least one type of cheese that has an intense flavor. Mozzarella is therefore less suitable than a spicy spaetzle cheese.

Egg

This is necessary so that the ingredients are bound. It also gives the pizza the golden yellow color. Some substitute ricotta for the egg - I've tried it, it doesn't taste as good to me. But it can be an alternative for you if you can't eat eggs.

As soon as the egg is added to the recipe, the dough becomes comparatively liquid. This doesn't have to upset you, it's perfectly normal. When the dough goes into the oven, the egg sets and combines the ingredients.

Salt and pepper

It provides the spice of the pizza. If you like it a little spicy, you can work a little chili paste into the dough.

A teaspoon of pizza seasoning can also add flavor. If you stir the spice into the dough, it can develop its aroma better during baking than if you just sprinkle it on the topping.

Once you've prepared all the ingredients, you're ready to go!

The ultimate cauliflower pizza recipe

Got a taste for it? Then let's get started right away. Grab a bowl, a food processor, a knife and a cutting board and let's go.

Here you will find a long and detailed version of the recipe. It is intended for those who have never made a pizza dough from vegetables. You will find detailed step-by-step instructions.

This recipe makes one pizza.

Ingredients for the pizza base

• 400 g cauliflower
• 2 TBSP. ground almonds*
• 30 g parmesan
• 30 g pizza cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 pinch of pepper

Also: powerful food processor* or sharp knife and board, bowl and a baking tray lined with baking paper.

1. prepare cauliflower

Heat the oven to 200° top-bottom heat and line a baking tray with baking paper.

Remove the leaves from the cabbage, wash it and divide it into florets. If you want to use leftovers, you can also use the non-woody part of the stalk.

Roughly chop the cabbage. Then put it in a food processor, which you turn to the highest setting.

If you don't have a food processor, you can chop the cabbage with a sharp knife or use a kitchen slicer. The pieces of cabbage should be no larger than a grain of rice.

And already the main ingredient for the cauliflower pizza is ready.

2. prepare dough

Put the cauliflower in a bowl and mix it with ground almonds and cheese. To do this, simply stir with a wooden spoon.

Now add the egg. Knead the ingredients with your hands so that they mix well. Especially the egg is best mixed in this way.

Now add salt and pepper.

3. shape pizza

The dough is now a little liquid due to the egg. Put it with the wooden spoon on the baking tray.

Spread the dough into a round shape. It should be no more than 1 cm thick at the thickest part.

4. cauliflower pizza baking

Unlike a traditional pizza, this dough is baked first, then topped, and then baked again. Only in this way you can be sure that it is crispy and the cauliflower is cooked.

Once the oven is hot, bake the dough for 20 minutes. When it is golden brown, it is ready and can be topped.

5. pizza topping

Take the dough out of the oven and cover it while it is hot. The first layer is, of course, tomato paste. After that, you can put whatever you like. I've included a list of delicious ingredients in the next few lines.

Once the dough is topped, bake the pizza for another 10 minutes.

Done! If you like, you can now add fresh arugula or spinach to the pizza.

What is the best topping for cauliflower dough?

What are you in the mood for? You can top the healthy dough with anything you feel like.

So incredibly delicious are vegan chicken wings from cauliflower!

However, you don't need much cheese. The cheese is already hidden in large quantities in the dough. But if, like me, you can't get enough cheese, sprinkle a little mozzarella on the pizza 🙂

This goes well on the cauliflower pizza dough:

• Mushrooms
• Onion
• Asparagus
• Ham
• Prosciutto
• Tomatoes
• fresh basil
• Mozzarella
• Olives
• Tuna
• Salami
• Goat cheese
• Spinach
• Pepperoni
• Corn
• and much more

The pizza itself is best served with a crisp, colorful salad. But beware of calorie traps on the salad! You can save yourself some calories by preparing the dressing yourself.

Try this cauliflower fried rice with crunchy veggies!

How does the cauliflower pizza get crispy?

Anyone who has ever tried alternative ingredients for dough knows that some can get quite soggy. But there is a trick with cauliflower.

To make the cauliflower pizza crispy, you need to bake it twice. The first time you only bake the dough. On the second pass, the pizza is topped and then baked a second time.

This makes the pizza base and crust crispy and delicious.

And here, as promised, is the abridged version of the recipe for those in a hurry or for those interested in the nutritional values per serving.

Our conclusion

Even if cauliflower pizza may sound a bit strange at first: it really tastes mega delicious! Give vegetable pizza a chance. You can save calories and provide your body with important nutrients, which is more than you can say for regular pizza.

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