Cheesy Cauliflower Pizza

I am surprised this is my first pizza recipe, because I love pizza so much. This is a tasty and a low gluten recipe. I was going to do a vegan version but in all honesty this isn’t a recipe or even a cooking blog it is a food blog. It is all the foods I enjoy eating and how I make them. This is also a more complex recipe than what I normally post because it will have recipes for the crust, and sauce. Even with the recipe being more involved it is still a relatively simple and quick dish. But lets stop talking about it and get right to it!

Ingredients:

Crust
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp of Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
- black pepper to taste
Sauce
- 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp of tomato paste
- 1 can of whole peeled Italian tomatoes
- 3 basil sprigs
- Sugar
  - I like my sauce sweeter so I use a little more but use as needed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Toppings
- Parmesan cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Ovalini Cheese
- Red Onion
- Mushrooms
- Basil

Now Let’s Get Cooking:

Prep, cut all your veggies and cheese line your baking sheet and preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Crust: Add cauliflower to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground
1. Or if you are like me and do not have food processor chop the cauliflower finely and put in the the blinder till finely ground.
Sauce: In a large saucepan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil. Add the garlic cloves and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally
Crust: While your garlic is cooking microwave your ground cauliflower for 4-5 mins then set to the side to cool.
Sauce: Add the tomato paste to the garlic and let cook for a minute then add in the tomato and crush them with your stirring spoon. Add in all your spices and sugar to taste and bring to a boil. Once its at a boil let simmer for 30 mins.
Crust: Once your sauce is simmering take a cheese cloth and drain as much liquid out of the cauliflower as possible.
1. Once again if you are like me with no cheese cloth just use a clean dish cloth and it works just as well.
Crust: Put cauliflower to a large bowl with eggs, mozzarella, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
Crust: Spread cauliflower mixture onto a baking sheet. brush with oil and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.
Sauce: Discard garlic cloves and basil sprigs.
Top with pizza sauce, and toppings. Place into oven and bake until the cheese has melted and starts to brown.
Finish with basil, crushed red pepper, Serve, and Enjoy!