Recipe for Health: Eat-Your-Vegetables GF Pizza Crust

I love pizza. The sauce, the cheese, the veggies, the chewy crust.... did I mention the crust? I even eat the heel of my husband's pizza crust because he leaves it. It just looks so sad and lonely.

I recently began seeing a health therapist who advised that I give up gluten, among some other things. I don't completely buy into her advice, seeing as how I do not have a gluten intolerance, but it did open my eyes to a few tweaks I could make in my diet to cut down on the amount of gluten I do eat. Out of curiosity, I began to look at the labels on some packages of GF items and was sad to see that the list of ingredients was very long, and they contained lots of sweeteners and preservatives. I like to eat foods that are minimally processed, so these don't fit into my plan.

The good news is that I came across an interesting concept:  using cauliflower to make pizza crust. It sounds weird, and after reading this, you might still think it's weird, but I dare you to try it!

Eat-Your-Vegetables Gluten Free Pizza Crust 
1 small head cauliflower
1 C low-fat cheese (can be dairy free)
1 egg
1 t minced garlic
Oregano to taste
1, 14oz. can diced tomatoes (organic, no salt added)
Favorite pizza toppings

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and place rack on middle shelf. Put small chunks of cauliflower (leaves and stems removed) into a food processor. Pulse until cauliflower is the consistency of rice. Remove and place in microwave-safe dish. Microwave on high for 8 minutes. Remove and stir in cheese, egg, garlic and oregano.

Place "dough" on pizza stone or cookie sheet. Spread until it is about 1/4 thick. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until edges are brown and center is cooked through. Remove from the oven and top with tomatoes (I use this instead of pizza sauce since it has no added sugar). Add the rest of your toppings (some ideas:  spinach, artichokes, diced chicken, onions, mushrooms, small amount of cheese). Turn oven onto broil and place pizza back in until toppings are cooked (spinah is wilted, cheese is melted, etc.) Slice and enjoy!