Deep Dish Cauliflower Crust Skillet Pizza

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Deep Dish Cauliflower Crust Skillet Pizza
Serves 8
Prep time 30 minutes
Cook time 30 minutes
Total time 1 hour
Dietary Gluten-free
Meal type Appetizer, Lunch, Main Dish
Want to enjoy a pizza without the heavy feeling of dough on your stomach? This deep dish cauliflower pizza is a must try. You won't believe its cauliflower!

Ingredients

Pizza Crust

  • 1 Small head of cauliflower
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese (grated)
  • 3 Medium eggs
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Topping

  • 1 Medium sweet onion (thinly sliced)
  • 10 thin slices pepperoni (organic-no nitrates - cut in strips)
  • 1 cup mushrooms (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (in oil-3 Tbsp oil reserved for crust)
  • 1 cup spinach leaves
  • 3oz goat cheese (herbed)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra-virgin)
  • sea salt & pepper (lightly seasoned over the top)

Optional

  • 1 cup grape tomatoes (halved-optional topping)

Note

This recipe is an eat with your fork style of pizza.

 

Directions

Pizza Crust
Step 1
Crumbled cauliflower bits are ready for the first step in forming the flour-less pizza dough.
Shred cauliflower in a food processor until it resembles rice. Remove from processor and place in a medium sized bowl.
Step 2
Italian seasoning adds just the right spice for creating a perfect cauliflower deep dish crust.
Add eggs, mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Mix with a wooden spoon until well blended.
Step 3
Form the deep dish crust by molding the mixture a 1/2" thick up the sides.
Rub a 12" cast iron skillet with olive oil. Place pizza crust blend in skillet and form crust with hand, spreading a 1/2" layer up the sides of the skillet and along the base.
Step 4
Place skillet in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until sides begin to turn a light golden brown. Remove from oven.
Topping
Step 5
Sautéed thinly sliced sweet onions are a perfect pizza topping..
While pizza crust is cooking, slice sweet onion and saute until translucent. Slice mushrooms and pepperoni.
Step 6
Using the oil from sun-dried tomatoes gives a perfect topping when not using a sauce.
Place 3 tablespoons oil from sun-dried tomatoes and gently brush onto pizza crust bottom.
Step 7
The start of delicious pizza toppings; pepperoni, mushrooms, sautéed onions.
Evenly place pepperoni slices, mushrooms and sautéed onions onto pizza crust.
Step 8
Spinach leaves, sun-dried tomatoes, and goat cheese add the perfect touches to the deep dish cauliflower skillet pizza.
Evenly add spinach leaves, sun-dried tomatoes, and goat cheese.
Step 9
Drizzle lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place back in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Slice into eight even pieces and serve hot.
Optional
Step 10
Slice grape tomatoes just before serving for a fresh burst of flavor!
Remove from oven, add sliced grape tomatoes before serving.
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