There’s this restaurant down the street from my house and they make the best white sauce pizza with a fresh salad on top. I love this combination because you get the freshness from the salad with the crunchy cheesiness from the pizza. This recipe is filled with seasonal spring ingredients and is made with a gluten-free cauliflower crust.
I don’t always eat gluten-free but I do love coming up with creative healthier twists on recipes. Therefore, I decided to make this pizza with a cauliflower crust. It’s mixed together with mozzarella cheese, parmesan, Italian seasonings, garlic and it binds together with coconut flour and eggs. Such a great way to fit in an extra veggie.
Spring Salad Pizza Pie
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup parmesan
- salt + pepper
- 5-6 thick slices mozzarella
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 head Bibb lettuce leaves
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced radishes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup roasted almonds
- 1/2 lemon *juiced*
- salt + pepper *to taste*
- topping: finely grated ricotta cheese
Directions
- Bring the water in a large pot or steamer to a boil. Chop your cauliflower into small florets and then add to the steamer. Steam until you are able to poke a fork through the cauliflower.
- Once cooked add the cauliflower to some cheesecloth and strain out all the additional water.
- Preheat the oven to 425 F. Add the cauliflower, egg, coconut flour, mozzarella cheese, parmesan, oregano, garlic powder and sea salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl. Combine all ingredients with your hands.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Take the dough and form a circular pizza shape (about 9-10in inches in diameter). Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the crust from the oven and spread on the ricotta (or cottage) cheese, top with the fresh mozzarella slices, and chili flakes. Bake for another 10 minutes.
- While the pizza finishes baking make the butter lettuce salad. Toss together the lettuce, radishes, roasted almonds with lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Let the pizza cool slightly and drizzle with honey, then top with the salad and garnish with freshly grated ricotta salata cheese.
