Have your pizza and eat it too

On Sunday evening, I posted a picture on Instagram of some incredible yumminess. 

My sweet mother in law asked me for the recipe, and being the generous person I am, I decided that all of you deserve to have this recipe.  It's one that came to me from the Revolt diet plan, and I have to say, it has been a total game changer on how I feel about this program. 

It's gluten free.  It's vegetarian.  It's flipping DELISH.  It's a little labor intensive, but if you make it, you will clearly see how worth it this is.  So without further ado...

Margherita Pizza with Cauliflower Crust

What you need:

• 1/2 head cauliflower
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat mozzarella cheese (divided)
• 1 egg
• salt and pepper
• tomato sauce
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• basil -- small package

What you do:

• First things first, turn on your fans/AC.  It's gonna get hot in here.
• Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Grate your cauliflower with a food processor or box grater.  If you use a box grater, protect your fingers -- those bad boys are scary as heck.
• Microwave your cauliflower for 8 minutes, then allow it to cool.  It should be soft, but not super mushy.
• Mix the grated cauliflower, one whole egg, one cup of mozzarella, and salt and pepper.  This is the basis of your crust.
• Take a cookie sheet and put parchment paper on top.  Dump your crust mixture on there and pat it out into a flat, even, roundish shape.
•  Bake your crust for 10-15 minutes, until golden and awesome.  Mine took 12 minutes, but I'm at 4900 feet above sea level, so if you aren't, you've probably gotta go longer.
• Marvel at how delicious it's already looking.  Holy smokes.
• Spread your tomato sauce on top with a spatula.  Sprinkle your remaining 1/2 cup of cheese, cherry tomatoes, and basil on top.  You can chop up your basil if you want, but I like the look of whole leaves of basil.  This is your mouth party.
•  Stick that yummy awesomeness in your oven again for another 5 minutes or so.  It will be all melty and yummy and bubbly.  When it's out, cut it up and enjoy.  

 Each pizza makes 4 Kristen-sized servings. 

 
Okay friends, go out and have a great weekend.  Make good choices!