So we tried the Cauliflower base pizza for dinner this evening and wow it was delicious!
What you need:
Base:
1 head of cauliflower (medium size)
2 large eggs
1 ball of mozzarella
Dried basil (half a teaspoon)
Dried Oregano (half a teaspoon)
Fennel seeds (1 teaspoon)
Topping:
Tomato based sauce *
Red and Green pepper
Onion (tonight we used a spring onion)
Baby Spinach
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Cheddar Cheese
Tomato (I just used 1 vine tomato tonight - small)
Basil pesto
*Sauce, this can be a passata or like us tonight some double concentrate tomato purée
2 tablespoons of the purée
1 clove of garlic
Dash of oregano and basil
How:
Heat your oven to 180c
I used the grater on the food processor to grate the cauliflower to make it roughly rice grain sized, I used it for the mozzarella also or you could use grated mozzarella, doing this yourself is messy.
Literally mix the base ingredients in a bowl, cauliflower, mozzarella, eggs, basil, oregano and fennel seed.
Grease your pizza tray or use grease proof paper.
Pour the contents on to the tray and as you flatten it out into a disc shape from the centre, use your other hand to keep it together, for example, left hand spreading the base, right hand cupping the edges to stop it from cracking, and ensure it stays even as you turn the tray.
Pop the base in to the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the edges brown, one trick I found handy was take it out after 10 minutes, let it cool for 2 minutes and gently flip it over to crisp up the other side.
Leave it to cool as you prepare your toppings.
Whilst this was in the oven I prepared the sauce.
I bunged the sauce ingredients with some water in to a pot stirring occasionally as it reduced. It should be a bit thick, if it is watery then it will just soak in to the base.
Once the base is cooled apply the sauce and toppings in what ever order you like, leaving the cheese and pesto as the last toppings, seems the most aesthetically pleasing, then back in to the oven until the toppings are cooked/ cheddar turns golden.
Pic is just before its popped back in to the oven.
And the finished product!
