Fuel Friday
/“Cauliflower pizza”
How good is it that cauliflower can be a pizza!! 🍕🍕🍕
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This is a little time consuming and labour intensive but TOTALLY worth the effort 🤩
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If you have left over roast veges or meat in the fridge, you can pop them on a pizza the next night and the only effort is the base. I used fresh grated mozzarella, roast veges & chicken on one pizza and mozzarella, zoodles, red onion and garlic prawns on the other 🤤
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You will need 👇🏻
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🔺1 x whole head of a cauliflower
🔺1/3 cup mashed goats feta
🔺1 egg
🔺S + P
🔺Italian herbs to taste
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This will make 2 pizza's. Recipe can be doubled or tripled 👭👬👫
My children wont eat this you say? I totally get it, having very fussy eaters myself 🙄
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I just used normal pre purchased pizza bases for the kids and they help me decorate the pizza's with the toppings they liked. A win, win for everyone 🙌
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Method
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🔺Preheat the oven to 200 degrees
🔺Fill a large pot over medium heat with an inch of water
🔺Fit a steamer basket into the pot, then pour the raw cauliflower into the steamer basket
🔺Bring the water to a boil and cover the pot, steaming the cauliflower until it is very tender and can be pierced with a fork
🔺Pour freshly steamed, cauliflower into a large food processor or thermomix
🔺Process until a rice-like texture is created. You may need to do a few batches
🔺Transfer the "rice" to a clean, thin dishtowel. Wrap up the steamed rice in the dishtowel, twist it up, then SQUEEZE all the excess moisture out! (Be careful if your cauliflower is still hot-- you may want to let it cool before handling.) 🔺A lot of extra liquid will be released, which will leave you with a nice and dry pizza crust
🔺In a large bowl, mix up the squeezed-out rice, egg, goat cheese, and spices. Mix well with your hands.
🔺Press the dough out onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper. (It's important that it's lined with parchment paper, or it will stick.) Keep the dough about 1/4" to 1/2" thick, and make the edges a little higher for a "crust" effect, if you like. You can put a 2nd piece of baking paper on top and roll it out with a pin if you like
🔺Bake for 30-35 minutes at 200 degrees, until dry and golden. Use the baking paper to flip the crust over, and bake again until the other side is nice and dry, about 10 to 15 more minutes
🔺Add your favorite pizza toppings to the crust, such as sauce and cheese, then return the pizza to the oven. Bake an additional 5-10 minutes, just until the cheese is hot and bubbly. Slice and serve warm.
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Enjoy 😉
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Dani
