KrissyB
Ingredients
8 slice(s)
Base
- 500 g cauliflower, approx half of one large cauli
- 500 g Boiling water
- 2 eggs
- 75 g Mozzarella Cheese
- 75 g Tasty cheese
- 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
- salt & pepper
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6
52min
Preparation 12minBaking/Cooking -
7
easy
Preparation -
8
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Recipe is created forTM 5
If you are using a Thermomix® TM6 measuring cup with your Thermomix® TM5:
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.
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Recipe's preparation
**Pre heat oven to 200 deg
1. Roughly chop cauliflower into pieces and add to TM bowl. Chop - 5 sec/speed 4.5
2. Place cauliflower into rice basket and insert into TM bowl. Pour in boiling water and cook - 10 min/Varoma temp/speed 2
3. Remove rice basket and run under cold water to cool cauliflower
4. Place cauliflower into a nutbag and squeeze as much water out as possible. It is important to take your time and do this step properly!
5. Place cauliflower back into TM bowl and add eggs, cheese, herbs, salt and pepper and mix - 20 sec/speed 4
6. Remove mixture from bowl and place onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Using a spatula, gently make a flat pizza shape and bake for 25-30 min, or until golden brown
7. Remove from oven and top with favourite ingredients, and bake until cooked. Or just eat it as is... Enjoy!
Method
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Tip
If you don't have a nut bag, you can use any fine cloth such as muslin; something that will let fluid pass through.
It is important to squueze as much moisture out as possible.
This dough will be stable enough to handle and pick up and eat, like a regular pizza dough.
Created after alot of research into different cauliflower pizza bases but the main inspiration came after reading a recipe from jocooks.com
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Comments
Add a commentI haven't made this yet, but does the pizza base...
I haven't made this yet, but does the pizza base come out crispy? even after toppings?
What a wonderful contribution to the thermo...
What a wonderful contribution to the thermo community this is! Easy and yummy! Thank you KrissyB
Love, love, love this recipe. So yummy and easy. A...
Love, love, love this recipe. So yummy and easy. A massive hit in our home.
wow made this last night for dinner. Even the non...
wow made this last night for dinner. Even the non cauliflower eating hubby loved it so much I'm making more for tonight's dinner
Wow, vegetarian kitchen can be really delicious....
Wow, vegetarian kitchen can be really delicious. Thank you for this recipe!
angiedow: I know your comment was from AGES ago...
angiedow: I know your comment was from AGES ago but I have just discovered the difference between not cooking and cooking the cauliflower. You get a much better base cooking the cauliflower, truly much better. I used a mesh reusable fruit and vege bag to do mine in and rinse it inside out when I am done. I have made multiple bases in a day to freeze.
Sarah_Ol
Have used flavoured/smoked cheeses to give this a...
Have used flavoured/smoked cheeses to give this a different taste - love love love this recipe! No problems using TM 31 either
This is a winner, thanks to you I finally get my...
This is a winner, thanks to you I finally get my kids to eat cauliflower (of course I haven't told them what the base is made of) we all live it. One question how do you stop the base stops sticking to the pizza tray? I have tried olive oil and baking paper, I waste so much of the base from sticking to the tray or paper. Thank you Gab
Truly fantastic! It does not smell like...
Truly fantastic! It does not smell like cauliflower, even while baking. And it does not taste like cauliflower either. This is a winner! thank you.
Louise Haltmann
Fantastic recipe! My daughter and I loved it as an...
Fantastic recipe! My daughter and I loved it as an alternative to a regular base. One quantity easily filled one pizz tray. Next time I might divide the quantity onto two trays and make the base thinner.
Chevmag: just curious, did you cook the...
Chevmag: just curious, did you cook the cauliflower with the cheese in the bowl? if so what temp did you use for the 2 mins of cooking?
Chevmag:...
Chevmag:
Could you expand on how you avoided the cooking of the cauli step?.... the squeezing out of the water is putting me off but would love to try your method.
This was fantastic. I doubled the recipe (did two...
This was fantastic. I doubled the recipe (did two batches of cauli separately but then mixed with eggs and cheese all together). It it worth doing the cauli in advance and leaving it to cool so you have cool cauli and bowl when you start making the base. The whole family loved the recipe and teenage daughter stated it didnt even taste paleo - high praise.
So easy and so delicious! Whole family loved it....
So easy and so delicious! Whole family loved it. Just wondering if this can be frozen after cooking?
Easy, tastes great. I used provolone cheese...
Easy, tastes great. I used provolone cheese instead of mozzarella. I didn't cook cauli in water, simply cooked for 2 minutes with the cheeses in. This made it soft enough & didn't need to squeeze water out. Cooked beautifully, I turn over & top with whatever. I've just used passata, salami & mushroom on one & sliced potato & rosemary on the other. Note: this made 2 for me. I've only given 4 stars because I don't think the whole water squeeze is necessary.
Great, easy recipe and it cooked perfectly in just...
Great, easy recipe and it cooked perfectly in just 20minutes. I used a chux cloth to squeeze out excess water from cauliflower and it worked perfectly. Once the base was cooked I added a tomato paste spread, bbq chicken, mushroom, spinach, tomato, and cheese on top and recooked until cheese was browned. It’s a great carb free base and I felt like I was just having a normal pizza. A guilty pleasure that was not so guilty!!
This is a winner for me! Really simple...
This is a winner for me! Really simple instructions with great flavour and toppings including tomato paste, mushrooms, chorizo, bacon, 2 x cheeses (same as KI used in the base), spring onions, fresh tomatoes and OMG heaven. A keeper. Thanks KrissyB!
Really tasty. Haven't nailed the firm base yet....
Really tasty. Haven't nailed the firm base yet. Will have to try and get a nut bag, but I don't know how much more water I can get out. Time listed to make/bake is way too short - more like 45-60mins. But, really delicious.
This is sensational. Very yummy. Light and tasty.
This is sensational. Very yummy. Light and tasty.
This was delicious. Very pleasantly surprised!...
This was delicious. Very pleasantly surprised! Thank you for a gorgeous recipe.
Really good - I added extra cheese but so so good...
Really good - I added extra cheese but so so good
Yum...
Yum!
I used a springform cake tin ring to make sure mine was completely round. Worked a treat.
Fantastic thank you! I did half cauliflower and...
Fantastic thank you! I did half cauliflower and half broccoli. Made one pizza base and turned the rest into nuggets for my 3 yr old.
Delicious, I used 150 grams tasty cheese. I Baked...
Delicious, I used 150 grams tasty cheese. I Baked the base for 20 minutes then added salami olives etc then continued cooking further 20-25 minutes until the edges were brown. It sliced well and I could eat each piece without cutlery just like real pizza.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but do you empty...
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but do you empty the water after cooking the cauliflower? I assume you do since you go to so much effort to dry the cauliflower rice, but just wanted to be sure.
Delicious!!!!!!...
Delicious!!!!!!
Worked perfectly.
Just a quick tips if using as pizza base.....partially cook base 1st then add your favourite pizza topping and return to the oven.
Whole cooking process takes 25 min on fan forced oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
Fantastic recipe
Worked perfectly!! I've tried other recipes but...
Worked perfectly!! I've tried other recipes but this is by far the superior method. Will be making pizza bases this way from now on.
Wouldn't it be easier to microwave the...
Wouldn't it be easier to microwave the cauliflower? I'm guessing you wouldn't need to squeeze the water out of it then.
Delicious! An awesome low carb alternative, highly...
Delicious! An awesome low carb alternative, highly recommended.
Definitely worth taking the time to squeeze out the liquid from the cauliflower.
Amazing!!
Amazing!!
Loved this worth the effort
Loved this worth the effort of squeezing cauliflower
Best pizza ever declared by
Best pizza ever declared by my whole family! I have been sceptical about trying this for ages now as I really don't like cauliflower, neither do any of my family. This however was really really nice, soft, cheesy and not tasting of cauliflower. And I loved not having to roll dough. This is being saved straight to my favourites and will be a regular on my meal planning. I made a double batch. Had to cut and cook the cauliflower in 2 batches, but after that mixed it all as a big double batch......in case anyone was wondering about how doubling works. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
Loved this. Has anyone tried
Loved this. Has anyone tried freezing the mixture? If so at what stage? I'd like to stock up while cauliflowers are cheap. Thanks
Great recipe! Easy and
Great recipe! Easy and delicious
i have used a tea towel /
i have used a tea towel / kitchen towel to put the cauli in, twist up the excess towelling to create a tight ball of cauli that you can squeeze.
as far as the cauli being undercooked, id check your temp, you do want it to be cooked cause that when you get to squeeze the excess liquid out.
Hi, we have an egg allergy.
Hi, we have an egg allergy. Does anyone have any suggestions for a replacement? Thank you
Fabulous Recipe!!! YUMMO!!! 5
Fabulous Recipe!!! YUMMO!!! 5 stars from our family! EASY AND PRETTY QUICK!! We had ours with left over butter chicken, spinach leaves, red onion and cheese! AMAZING!
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This was so awesome. The
This was so awesome.
The draining of the cauliflower is still way quicker than waiting for bread dough to prove. It was a hit with our 3 kids - 9mths, 2 and 5 as well as with hubby and I.
Thanks so much for sharing
a bit of effort but
a bit of effort but worthwhile, I added only 30g cheese and 2 tbsp nutritional yeast as well as 1 level tbsp psyllium husk and some garlic and onion powder
I haven't had anyone else
I haven't had anyone else with this drama, with Glad. So I am stumped, sorry.
It's Glad Paper
It's Glad Paper
It is definitely the brand of
It is definitely the brand of paper. Was it 'home brand' from woolies by any chance?
Mine completely stuck to my
Mine completely stuck to my grease proof paper! I tried again with some on an oiled baking paper and still no luck. Any suggestions where I went wrong?
Great recipe, really enjoyed
Great recipe, really enjoyed this as an alternative to the traditional pizza dough base.
Love this recipe!!! Cook this
Love this recipe!!! Cook this once a week, hasn't failed yet.
Made this last night and it
Made this last night and it came out perfect, delicious and was very pleasantly surprised by the consistency of the 'bread' which held to gether perfectly and did not fall apart, I did not know this could be achieved without flour. Will definitely be my go-to recipe for future bases. Thank you Krissy, your research certainly paid off..
Fantastic! Great way to get
Fantastic! Great way to get the kids to eat veggies. Next time I'm going to put sliced olives in the base and other veggies. Thanks for sharing this - it's already a favourite!
Sensational, made in TM31 no
Sensational, made in TM31 no problems, thanks KrissyB for sharing.
I doubled the amount and made
I doubled the amount and made two pizza bases with that amount. Everyone enjoyed it.