Chef John's Cauliflower Pizza Crust recipe

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Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, cored and separated into florets
½ cup water
½ teaspoon salt
2 ounces fresh goat cheese
½ ounce finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 large egg
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Nutrition Info

120.8 calories
carbohydrate: 8.2 g
cholesterol: 60.8 mg
fat: 6.6 g
fiber: 3.6 g
protein: 8.8 g
saturatedFat: 3.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 479.4 mg
sugar: 3.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Puree cauliflower in a food processor until finely ground.

  3. Cook ground cauliflower, water, and salt together in a skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant and most of the water evaporates, 5 to 6 minutes. Cool completely.

  4. Transfer cauliflower to the center of a clean dish towel. Wrap and squeeze tightly to remove all excess moisture. You should have about 1 1/2 cups cauliflower pulp.

  5. Stir cauliflower, goat cheese, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, egg, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl to form a soft dough. Gather dough into a ball and place in the center of the prepared baking sheet. Press dough into circle about 1/4-inch thick.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and set, about 40 minutes. Cool and turn crust over before topping.

Recipe Yield

1 pizza crust

Recipe Note

If you'd never heard about pizza before and someone served this to you, I think you'd really enjoy it. Texture aside, the flavor of this final product was very pizza-like, and I'll be doing further experiments to be sure.

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