Cauliflower pizza

The title "cauliflower pizza" doesn't sound enormously exciting; it's actually the base that is cauliflower which means it is delightfully gluten free! The method is super easy and quicker than making a dough pizza base that requires resting and kneading.

I topped the cauliflower pizza base with red onion, red pepper, cherry tomatoes and beetroot which made for a nice light supper.

To make a cauliflower pizza base you will need:
1 cauliflower
1 egg
A handful of grated cheese - either parmesan or cheddar
1 garlic clove, crushed
Pinch of oregano

Topping of your choice

Preheat the oven to 180C and lie a piece of greaseproof paper in a pizza or baking tray

Start by grating the cauliflower - ideally grate into a container than has a slight lip to it and is quite a bit bigger than the grater as it goes everywhere (as an example, I used a big baking tray). Pour the grated cauliflower into a container that can be microwaved and microwave on full power for 5 minutes.

Pour the hot cauliflower onto a clean tea-towel to allow it to cool a little. When cool enough to pick up squeeze the tea towel over a sink to get rid of all the excess water that you can. This requires a lot of brute force! Pop the cauliflower into a bowl and stir in an egg, a handful of cheese and some crushed garlic and a little oregano. Form your pizza base by pressing the cauliflower mixture together.

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the base has gone golden and crisp. Layer your toppings on top and bake for at least 10 minutes, or however long it takes to cook the top layer.

Super for those who can and cannot eat gluten!

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