Cauliflower Pizza with Zaatar and Tahini
cauliflower pizza with zaatar
A few months ago I was privileged to be asked to contribute some of the recipes from my blog to a recipe book which encourages people to eat more vegetables. Obviously I was delighted to do so.
Fast forward three months or so, and not only was the book launched two weeks ago, but in the meantime one of the other contributors to the book reached out and asked me to do a guest post on her blog!
Liz is the delightful creative force behind a lovely blog which she started just on a year ago called Pumpkin and Peanut Butter (what a great name!). She works as a school teacher and lives in Durham, North Carolina, USA. She is also a veggie-loving, inspired cook so I wanted to create something really special for her. And with pumpkin in the name of her blog, of course it had to have pumpkin it in somewhere…
see there is pumpkin hiding in there!
Thanks Liz , I feel very honoured to be asked to contribute to your lovely blog and here it finally is….
Click here to see the blog post and get this delicious recipe…
yum!
Read on to learn more about The Casual Veggie Cookbook
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- The book is packed with 166 recipes to help you eat healthy
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- It’s a resource to eat more veggies.
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Cauliflower Pizza with Zaatar and Tahini
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Author: Caroline Trickey from Healthy Home Cafe
Ingredients
- To serve: Salad or steamed broccoli
- for the base:
- 1 large (950 grams) cauliflower
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup (30 grams) fresh grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- for the topping:
- 3 tablespoons za’atar, plus a little extra for garnish
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small leek, sliced
- 4 cups kale leaves, steamed for 6 minutes
- 2 cups cooked diced pumpkin (200 grams)
- 2 medium zucchini (150 grams each), sliced thinly lengthways and pan-fried in a little oil
- 1 small jar roasted peppers, drained and sliced thinly
- 3 tablespoons tahini
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon juiced)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- Pinch of salt
- Tips: For a slightly firmer base, add 1-2 tablespoons of psyllium husks along with the egg and cheese.
- You can substitute cooked pumpkin and zucchini with other roasted vegetables such as cooked eggplant, roasted sweet potato or carrots, sautéed spinach or mushrooms or steamed broccoli.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees and line two large baking trays (35 x 25 cm) with greaseproof paper.
- Roughly chop the cauliflower, then place in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until a rice-like texture is created. Then add eggs and cheese and pulse to combine.
- You may want to do this in at least two batches, depending on the size of your food processor.
- Tip half of the mix onto each of the prepared trays and form into a circle, oval or rectangular shape approx. 18 cm in diameter and at least 1 cm thick.
- Cook for 30 minutes, until bases are firm and start to go brown.
- Meanwhile prepare your topping.
- Add the oil and the leek to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring all the time, or until leek softens and starts to brown.
- Assemble all other pizza toppings ready for when the bases are cooked.
- When the cauliflower base is cooked, sprinkle the za’atar evenly over the bases, then top each base with kale, pumpkin, zucchini and roasted peppers (refer to photos).
- Return pizzas to the oven for around 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together the tahini with the lemon juice, garlic, salt and a little water to make a sauce with a consistency that can be easily drizzled over the pizzas.
- Remove pizzas from the oven, drizzle with the tahini sauce, sprinkle with some extra za’atar and garnish with coriander.
- Serve with salad or steamed broccoli and enjoy!
