Cauliflower Crust Pizza

-by Melissa Hill, FDN-P | 03/23/2016 |
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Melissa Hill, FDN-P

Melissa grew up in the foothills of northern California with a family that ate healthy and grew an organic garden before that was the thing to do. She had an understanding of how plants, herbs, and food could be medicinal and healing. Her family would commonly choose a tea over a prescription to heal their ailments. Early on, Melissa developed a deep understanding of the important impact that food and nutrients have on our minds and bodies – for both health and performance. She soon began her formal education in kinesiology, corporate wellness, and nutrition. After college, she began working in the health industry doing health and fitness coaching. During that time, it was common knowledge and dogma that nutrition was all about calories. Weight loss was supposed to be simple equation of calories in, calories out. But after years of observation, she found this not to be true. And if people did respond to this common deprivation method to lose weight, they were mentally, emotionally, or physically un-well. It became apparent that our bodies need nourishment – specific nutrients – in order to thrive. And, if it’s nourished, every single part works better and naturally becomes its best self, which in turn helps the whole organism (YOU) become your best self. This is the way to true health and performance. Nourish yourself with real nutritious food that is right for you. Marrying her experience and education, she became an FDN Practitioner, allowing her to fill in gaps between food, nutrition, and health. Using a holistic and functional medicine approach, Melissa works with clients all over the world, helping them get to the root cause of their health challenges to achieve optimal health and well-being.

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A great way to enjoy pizza without the guilt! Swap out traditional crust ingredients for cauliflower and coconut flour to make a delicious gluten-free/grain-free pizza. Seriously, this tastes amazing, try it!

Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Makes 1 serving

For the Crust:
• 1 cup cauliflower florets
• 1 egg (use flax egg to make vegan)
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary
• 1/2 tsp fresh thyme
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
My Toppings:
• Red onion
• Garlic
• Tomato Sauce
• Arugula
• Artichoke hearts
• Red Beets
• Or whatever you like

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
1. Place raw cauliflower florets in a food processor or blender a handful at a time. Blend until it is “riced” (in very small rice-like pieces).
2. In a small bowl, combine cauliflower, coconut flour, egg, and spices.
3. Cut 2 circles of parchment paper the size of a 10 inch pizza stone or baking sheet. Press your “dough” onto one sheet of parchment, spreading to create a thin crust (1/8-1/4 inch thick). Place other sheet of parchment paper on top of crust and bake for 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, saute onions and garlic with a bit of coconut oil until fragrant. Chop other toppings to desired size.
5. When crust is done (should have turn slightly golden and firmed up), remove from oven and flip over so that the bottom is now to top. Remove the top sheet of parchment.
6. Top crust with tomato sauce (or pesto, or oil… whatever you prefer) and toppings. Return to oven and bake for 15 more mins.
7. Remove from oven and sprinkle with your favorite additions. I used Nutritional yeast and red pepper flakes.

Note: If crust doesn’t seem done after the first 20 mins, remove top sheet and bake ~5 mins more before adding topping.

*Make a larger batch and freeze extra crusts after cooking for quick meals in the future, just remove from freezer, add toppings, and bake 15 min*

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