Cauliflower Crust Grilled Chicken and 3 Cheeses Pizza
Cauliflower Crust Grilled Chicken and 3 Cheeses Pizza
Ingredients
For the crust
- 12.35 oz cauliflower (grated)
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
- 2.5 oz sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 large garlic clove
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- Generous pinch salt and pepper
- 8-10 walnut halves
- 16-20 large fresh basil leaves
- 3-5 tbsp water
Garnish
- 6 oz leftover grilled chicken (cut into bite size chunks)
- 4 oz mozzarella (grated)
- 1.2 oz blue cheese (crumbled)
- 1.2 oz soft goat cheese (crumbled)
- 5-6 walnut halves (chopped)
- A handful of fresh arugula leaves
Instructions
- 1
Place a pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven and preheat oven to 475°F.
- 2
Use a box grater or the grater disc of your food processor to grate the cauliflower.
- 3
Place the grated cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl and cover loosely; microwave for about 4 minutes on high.
4 min - 4
Place the cooked cauliflower in a fine mesh sieve and press it down real hard with a ladle or an unbreakable bowl or plate that fits snugly into the sieve; you need to remove as much water as you possibly can, so don't be afraid to squeeze. If you don't have a fine mesh sieve, you could also dump the cauliflower onto a clean tea towel, let it cool for a few minutes then wrap it like you would a candy and squeeze the heck out of it by wringing the towel.
- 5
Put the cauliflower into a bowl, along with the rest of the ingredients. Mix well by hand until all the ingredients are well incorporated and resemble dough.
- 6
Place a piece of parchment paper onto a cutting board and dump your dough smack in the center. Form it first into a ball, then flatten it down gently with your fingers and form it into a nice, flat disc or approximately 8 to 10 inches in diameter. If you want a thicker border, you will have to also form that with your fingers, as the dough won't rise.
- 7
Use the cutting board to slide your crust onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet that's been sitting in the oven. Bake for 8 - 11 minutes, until it starts to turn golden brown; remove from oven by sliding it back onto your cutting board.
- 8
While the crust is in the oven, prepare the sun-dried tomato pesto.
- 9
Add the sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, avocado oil, salt, pepper and walnuts to the bowl of a small food processor and process until reduced to a crumbly puree.
- 10
Add fresh basil leaves and pulse a few times until fully incorporated.
- 11
Add the water, one tablespoon at a time and process until fully incorporated. Add as much water as necessary to reach the desired, "spreadable" consistency, which should be 3 to 5 tablespoons (depending on how moist your sundried tomatoes were to begin with).
- 12
After the crust comes out of the oven, spread as much or as little sun-dried tomato pesto as you like over the entire surface of the crust (I used about half the recipe).
- 13
Top with grated mozzarella cheese, followed by the grilled chicken, walnuts, half the goat and half the blue cheese.
- 14
Place in the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, until the cheeses are melted and start to get bubbly and golden around the edge.
- 15
Take pizza out of the oven and sprinkle with the remaining goat and blue cheeses. Top with a handful of arugula leaves, cut into 4 to 6 slices and serve.
For the crust
The Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
The Garnish
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 4 servings)




