For a low carb / keto version pizza, try this Cauliflower Pizza Crust that contains only cauliflower, mozzarella cheese, egg, and spices. It is also gluten free!
Cauliflower Pizza Crust is all over Pinterest and has piqued my interest on multiple occasions. I actually made this over two years ago and found the image file when hunting through some old files. This crust turned out really good.
I find making cauliflower rice and squeezing out the water to be bit labor intensive, but it actually isn't that bad. Make sure you immediately rinse the towel you use to squeeze the moisture out of the cauliflower. I set mine aside and forgot about it and it smelled awful the next morning!
I topped my Cauliflower Pizza Crust with pizza sauce, mozzarella, turkey sausage, and Oven-Dried Tomatoes. Delish!
Gluten Free Option
This crust is naturally gluten free. It is also keto / low carb.
Looking for More Low Carb Recipes?
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Garlic Braised Chicken Thighs with Roasted Carrots
Garlic Roasted Cauliflower
Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup
Simplified Chicken Tortilla Soup
Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Lemon Garlic Sauce
Spinach Souffle
Caprese Salad Skewers
Bacon Stuffed Cherry Tomato Appetizers
Chicken Parmesan Burgers
Whole Foods Spinach Artichoke Dip
Chicken, Leek and Tomato Soup
Restaurant Style Salsa
Low Carb White Chicken Chili
Turkey Chili {Low Carb Option}
Haricots Verts with Shallots
📖 Recipe
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Ingredients
- 2 pounds cauliflower florets (riced)
- 1 egg (beaten)
- ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- To make the cauliflower rice, pulse batches of raw cauliflower florets in a food processor, until a rice-like texture is achieved.2 pounds cauliflower florets
- Fill a large pot with about an inch of water, and bring to a boil. Add the "rice" and cover; let cook for about about 4 - 5 minutes. Drain into a fine-mesh strainer.
- This is the secret: Once you've strained the rice, transfer it to a clean, thin dishtowel. Wrap up the steamed rice in the dishtowel, twist it up, then squeeze all the excess moisture out.
- In a large bowl, mix up your strained rice, beaten egg, mozzarella cheese, and spices. It will not be the consistency of typical pizza dough.1 egg, ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, pinch of salt
- Press the dough out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (It's important that it's lined with parchment paper, or it will stick.) Keep the dough about ⅓-inch thick, and make the edges a little higher for the crust. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes. The crust should be firm and golden brown when finished.
- Top crust as desired. Return the pizza to the oven, and bake an additional 5 - 10 minutes, until the cheese is hot and bubbly. Slice and serve immediately.
Lisa says
Now I'm hungry for pizza! And we still have some (pork) sausage leftover!!! Just need to get some cauliflower! 😉