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Cauliflower Pesto Pizza with Olives and Goat Cheese

An amazingly delicious pizza with a nice crispy crust!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 434kcal
Author Ashley

Ingredients

Pizza Crust

Toppings

  • ¼ cup parsley pesto
  • 20 kalamata olives pitted
  • 50 g goat cheese
  • 50 g crimini mushroom
  • 80 g bacon
  • 1 tsp parsley

Instructions

Pizza Crust

  • Cut the cauliflower florets off the stem and put them into a food processor. Depending on the size of your processor, you may need to do this in a couple of batches. Chop the cauliflower until they resemble grains of rice.
  • Place the chopped cauliflower into a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 6 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 200C/390F.
  • Line a strainer with a cheesecloth. Add the microwaved cauliflower inside the cheesecloth. The cauliflower is actually really hot so what I like to do is pass the hot cauliflower pieces under the cold water inside the cheesecloth inside the strainer so no pieces go away. This cools down the grains.
  • Squeeze all of the water out as tightly as you can with the cheesecloth.
  • Transfer the grains to a large bowl. Add the goat cheese, eggs, flour, salt and pepper, and chopped parsley. Mix together with a fork making sure the goat cheese is mixed in well with the cauliflower.
  • Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
  • Separate the "dough" into 2 portions. Place the dough on the tray and shape into a 25cm/10in circle. Make sure the dough is flat everywhere. Repeat this with the second dough on the second tray.
  • Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Do not turn off the oven. Set the oven to 230C/450F.

Assembling the Pizza

  • Slice the bacon, olives and crimini mushrooms.
  • Precook the bacon in a small frying pan until it's either half-cooked or fully cooked (it's going to cook more in the oven)
  • Cover the pizzas with the pesto sauce. Top with the mushrooms, olives, bacon, and goat cheese. Sprinkle the parsley over.
  • Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  • Take out of the oven, serve hot and enjoy!!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | NET CARBS: 13.53g | Sugar: 4.21g | Fiber: 4.7g | Sodium: 525mg | Calories: 434kcal | Cholesterol: 145mg | Saturated Fat: 11.66g | Fat: 33.84g | Protein: 15.64g | Carbohydrates: 18.23g