Cauliflower Pizza!

If you are looking for a healthy spin on the traditional Pizza well here is the recipe for you that is simple and so easy to prepare. It is made using cauliflower and and will take approximately 30 minutes to prepare. I added a simple topping of tomato, bocconcini cheese, olives, anchovy, capers and spring onion. You can certainly top the pizza with any topping of your choice!

The consistency of the base is very similar to polenta and this will be a pizza you will need to eat using a knife and fork.

Super tasty and super healthy!

What you will need:
- Food processor or blender
- Mixing bowl
- Oven preheated at 180 degrees Celsius
- Pizza tray lined with baking paper

Ingredients (Serves 4):
- 1 cauliflower (medium sized)
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp rice flower
- 3/4 cup of water
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt & pepper

 My Topping (yours can be different)
- 1/4 cup of tomato passata (puree)
- 2 tbsp parmesan
- 1/2 baby bocconcini
- 6 anchovy fillets (under oil)
- 1 cup cherry tomato sliced in half
- 3 tsp capers
- 1/2 cup black olives   
- 2 sprigs of spring onions
- Salt & pepper

Method
1. Rinse and roughly chop your cauliflower and place it into your mix master/blender. Give it a whiz until the cauliflower is chopped finely
2. Set the cauliflower aside in a mixing bowl and add 3/4 cup of water set aside for a minute
3. Add your rice flour and using a metal fork mix into the cauliflower evenly
4. Beat eggs and add to the mix. Continue using the fork to mix through
5. Add olive oil, parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper. Mix one last time.

At this stage, the cauliflower should be of a moist consistency.

6. Place the mix on your flat baking tray (don't forget to line it with baking paper) and pat down until you receive a thickness of 1.5(ish) centimeters
7. Place in the oven to bake for 10-12 minutes until edges turn a golden brown
8. Take out of the oven, let it cool and couple of minutes and add your toppings. Sauce base always goes on first, followed by cheese then other ingredients.
9. Once your pizza is topped place in the over for a further 10 minutes and until all the ingredients on top are cooked!

Healthy Benefits & Calories
As long as your do not over cook your cauliflower this 'cruciferous' vegetable contains high levels of Vitamin C and Vitamin K which assists with inflammation. Cauliflower also assists with digestive support and is excellent for detoxing.
The cauliflower pizza base on its own (less the toppings) contains approximately 159 calories per serve.



Enjoy the recipe!

Buon Appetito!

x Steph