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Cauliflower pizza with roasted vegetables and pesto

Cauliflower-crust pizza
Ali Allen
Cook Time:
15 mins
Prep Time:
10 mins
Servings:
2-3
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Ingredients

Pizza crust
  • Coconut oil
  • 1 lb cauliflower
  • 1 egg
  • PInch sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp gluten-free flour
  • 1 tsp nutritional yeast flakes
Herby pesto
  • 1 cup cashew nuts
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Handful fresh basil
  • Handful fresh parsley
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Olive oil
To serve
  • Roasted eggplant and peppers

    Preparation

    1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas mark 3. Grease a baking sheet with coconut oil, then line it with parchment paper and grease this too.
    2. Steam the cauliflower rice for 3–4 minutes – don’t let it go mushy– then put it in a dish towel and squeeze out all the excess water.
    3. Put the cauliflower rice into a large bowl, add the egg, seasoning, flour and yeast flakes and mix well.
    4. Spoon the mixture – it should still be a little wet – over the lined baking sheet and spread it out evenly over the paper. Make sure there are no holes in the mixture.
    5. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until golden and crisp. Remove from the baking sheet and leave to air for a few minutes.
    6. To serve, spread over a little pesto and arrange some roasted eggplant and peppers over the top.