This low carb cauliflower pizza features a topping of olives, rocket grana padano and prosciutto for a dreamy low carb pizza.
The golden, delicious base is made with a surprising ingredient: cauliflower! IT's flavoured with more of that gorgeous Italian hard cheese and combined with eggs to bind, the result is a delightfully bread-like base, with crispy edges and a delicate flavour.
When we think 'pizza', a certain European country is bound to spring to mind, but it's not just the dish itself we have Italy to thank for. Some of the most incredible meats and cheeses you can buy are produced on Italian soil, which in turn makes for some of the dreamiest pizza toppings around.
For this recipe, I've used flavour-packed Italian hard cheese along with sweetly succulent prosciutto.
I love to discover new ways to enjoy classics, so I've mixed things up a little by making this pizza very low carb. How? With a cauliflower crust!
For sweetness, the base is spread with a simple basil and cherry tomato sauce, while salty olives with peppery rocket further compliment the ruffled roses of prosciutto and dainty shavings of yet more cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower head
- 1 large free range eggs
- 60 g (2.1 oz) Italian hard cheese
- 300 g (10.6 oz) fresh cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful fresh basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil plus more to dress, if desired
- 1 handful fresh rocket (arugula)
- 1 handful black olives
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 tbsp balsamic glaze
- 1 pinch salt and black pepper
Equipment
Instructions
Cut and floret the cauliflower, then tip into a food processor.
Blitz the cauliflower until fine. You may need to scrape the sides down once or twice as you go.
Put the cauliflower into a dry frying pan over a medium-low heat and dry fry for around 15 minutes until all excess water is gone. Keep an eye on it and keep stirring, as it can burn easily once the moisture starts to escape. Set aside to cool completely.
When the cauliflower has cooled, place it a mixing bowl along with two thirds of the hard cheese finely grated and the egg.
Mix well until evenly combined, then tip onto the centre of a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Press the mixture out to form an oblong about 1/2 cm thick, using your hands to shape, then press down firmly over the whole base.
Bake for 30-35 minutes at 180C/355F (160C/320F fan).
Flip the base over carefully and bake for a further 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, slice the cherry tomatoes into quarters and add them to a frying pan along with the chopped basil, olive oil and 1 tbsp of water.
Cook on a medium-low heat for about 10 minutes until the sauce reduces.
When the cauliflower base is ready, transfer to a board and spread with the tomato sauce.
Sprinkle with rocket.
Tear the Prosciutto slices in half lengthways, form into rose-like bundles and add to the pizza.
Next, scatter over the olives, and shave the remaining cheese on top generously.
Drizzle a little balsamic glaze, if desired, season with salt and pepper, cut into slices and enjoy!
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Low Carb Cauliflower Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower head
- 1 large free range eggs
- 60 g (2.1 oz) Italian hard cheese
- 300 g (10.6 oz) fresh cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful fresh basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil plus more to dress, if desired
- 1 handful fresh rocket (arugula)
- 1 handful black olives
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 tbsp balsamic glaze
- 1 pinch salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Cut and floret the cauliflower and place it in a blender.
- Blitz the cauliflower until fine.
- Put the cauliflower into a frying pan and dry fry for around 15 minutes until all excess water is gone. Keep an eye on it, and keep stirring, as it can burn easily.
- While you leave the cauliflower to cool cut up the cherry tomatoes and add them to a frying pan along with the chopped basil, 1 tbsp of olive oil and 1 tbsp of water.
- Cook on a medium-low heat for 15 minutes until the sauce reduces.
- When the cauliflower has cooled place it a mixing bowl along with 2/3 cheese finely grated and the egg.
- Mix well and place on the centre of a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Press the mixture out to the edges of the tray using your hands to shape, then press down firmly over the whole base.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 180C/355F (160C/320F fan).
- Flip the base over and give it another 10 minutes in the oven.
- Place on to a board and add the tomato sauce.
- Sprinkle with rocket.
- Fold the Prosciutto into bundles and add.
- Sprinkle over olives, shave the remaining cheese and dot around the pizza.
- Drizzle a little balsamic glaze over the pizza and cut into slices. Enjoy!
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Leanne Dolan says
I absolutely love pizza and probably do eat far too much of it. (not joking i have at least 2 pizzas a week) I've always been intriegued by the cauliflower pizza crust, but I'm a bit of a whimp and don't know if i could bring myself to eat it knowing it wasn't a proper base!!
Dannii says
I love cauliflower crust pizza and that balsamic glaze just looks delicious.
shannon ritchie says
I have heard so many good things about cauliflower pizza! This looks like a yummy recipe!
Rebecca Smith says
I've never tried cauliflower crust so I'm definitely going to have to give this a go - looks delicious!
Francesca says
I absolutely LOVE making cauliflour crust and I'm suddenly feeling very hungry again!
Sally Akins says
I absolutely love the topping you've used on this pizza, especially the Prosciutto! I've never tried a cauliflower crust though, it certainly looks good
Fashion and Style Police says
This sounds very tasty. I will be trying this recipe.
hannah says
I love pizza and this one does look very good. Thanks for sharing x
Nayna Kanabar says
I love the sound of this pizza especially the cauliflower crust.
Sarah says
This looks amazing! Ive heard of cauliflower pizza's before, but never knew how it was done!