Tonight I made my version of a healthy, gluten-free pizza. There are many variations on this recipe out in cyberland, and I’ve tried a number of them, but this is a modification of the one I think works best. Does it taste like regular pizza? No, it tastes much better. The crust is a blend of almond flour and cauliflower, both of which add a lot more flavor to the crust than a plain ol’ wheat flour crust. Try this! It’s a simple recipe, and it tastes great!

Ingredients:

1 small head of cauliflower
2 cups of blanched almond flour
7 TBS whole psyllium husk (you can find this at most health food stores)
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp kosher salt
1 TBS garlic powder
1 TBS basil, dried or fresh chopped fine
2 TBS coconut oil
Toppings for your pizza

(note: disregard the coconut flour in the photo. I got overzealous with the ingredients. You don’t need it.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°. Chop cauliflower into 1-inch chunks, and add to your food processor.

Process the cauliflower about 20 seconds until it has the consistency of rice.

You want your cauliflower grainy and easy to mix, but not mushy.

Add 1 TBS coconut oil to a large pan, and add the cauliflower and 1 TBS salt
Over medium-high heat, cook the cauliflower about 8 minutes. I like to get little burnt crispy edges on some of the cauliflower for a little crunch.

In a large bowl, combine the rest of the dry ingredients and 1 TBS coconut oil, then add the cauliflower and mix together with your hands.

The dough will stick together nicely as you combine. Pack the dough lightly into a ball, and place onto a sheet pan on a piece of parchment paper.

Now lightly flatten out the dough with your hands, working from the center into a roughly 14″ oval (or whatever shape you like!)

Place the pizza crust in the oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until edges start to brown.

While the crust is baking, prep your pizza toppings. For my pizza, I’m going with sliced onions, chopped tomato, a thinly-sliced clove of garlic, a little Canadian bacon, and torn fresh basil leaves.

Remove the crust from the oven, and top with your pizza ingredients. If you’re using tomato sauce or cheese, go lightly on both. Let the crust and the toppings provide the flavor.

Put the pizza back in the oven for an additional 15 minutes.

While it’s cooking let me tell you about one of the coolest purchases for your kitchen: The Zyliss Pizza Wheel is the best, and easiest way to cut your pizza. It fits right in the palm of your hand, and even comes apart for easy cleanup. You need one of these, and you can get it for around $10 here:
Zyliss Handheld Pizza Wheel with Stainless-Steel Blade

Okay, pull your pizza out of the oven, slice and enjoy!