Wednesday 18 June 2014

Protein based Pizza

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Protein based Pizza





Cauliflower crust pizza
With bacon and pineapple
Note: – Gluten free, low cal, high protein
Ingredients (6 servings)
Base:
… – 1 cauliflower (+- 750 g)
- 250 g low fat mozzarella cheese, grated
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 70 g concentrated tomato paste
- spices you like (for example fresh black pepper, oregano, basil,… or a Italian mix, etc)
Topping:
- 140 g concentrated tomato paste
- ½ onion
- 2 bell peppers
- 250 g buffalo mozzarella cheese, grated
- spices you like (for example fresh black pepper, oregano, basil,… or a Italian mix, etc)
Directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 200 °C
-.Remove the stems and leaves from your cauliflower and chop the florets into chunks. Add to a food processor / blender and blend (until you get the texture similar to rice).
- Sauté cauliflower in a non-stick skillet over medium heat for 6-8 minutes. (If you choose to boil it instead of sauté you need to squeeze the water out when boiled) (You can use the microwave for this as well. Just place cauliflower in an uncovered microwave-safe bowl and cook for 8 minutes.)
- Mix all ingredients for the base together
- Spread the mixture out evenly over baking paper (on a baking sheet), about 0.5 cm thick.
-.Bake for 30 minutes or until the crust is golden, crispy on the edges and cooked through the middle.
- Remove the crust from the oven.
- Let the crust cool down
- Top with concentrated tomato paste and topping(bell peppers, onions and spices
- Bake the pizza for another 15 minutes or until the toppings are hot and the cheese is melted.
Nutrtitional facts (1 serving):
Energy: 187 cal
Protein: 18.5 g
Carbohydrates: 3.1 g (sugar 2.2 g)
Fat: 9.5 g (saturated 1.5 g)
Fiber: 1.7 g

Now make and enjoy 

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