Tea 3: Cooking and "New Starts"

Thin Crust Cauliflower Pizza

Ingredients:

(Serves 2-4 as entrée and 4-8 as an appetizer portion)

For the “dough”

½ head of cauliflower

1/4 c. shredded parmesan

1/4 c. low fat shredded mozzarella

1 clove of grated garlic

1 tsp. dried Italian spices salt free

1 tsp. dried oregano

1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional if you don’t like a little heat)

3 tablespoons of egg beaters or 1 regular egg

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Toppings:

Add whatever toppings you want or have on hand:

I used:

Some left over sautéed mushrooms

Caramelized onions (1/2 small yellow onion cooked with 1 clove of garlic & teaspoon of olive oil)

¼ cup roasted red pepper

¼ cup low fat shredded mozzarella

4 ounces of diced low fat low sodium deli ham

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Pre-heat oven to 400° F for convection or 450° degrees if not convection

Clean cauliflower; remove green hard stem and leaves. Cut the head in half and wrap up half for later use. Using a box grater , grate the cauliflower it will resemble rice. (you can use a food processor and pulse, but be careful not to make it too fine)

Place grated cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl, do not add water
Microwave, uncovered, for 8 minutes. (the smell of the cooking Cauliflower can be strong but don’t worry it will taste good when it is done)
Add cheese, grated garlic clove, Italian spices, oregano, and red pepper flakes if you are using it. Mix well. Let cool slightly