There’s nothing better than the smell of fresh-picked basil from a garden or the farmer’s market. Leafy, aromatic basil is versatile enough to top off a salad, sit on top of a savory soup, or place on pasta. A fresh bunch can also be quickly made into an enticing pesto pizza sauce, right at home. Make your own batch of mouthwatering, homemade avocado oil pesto with beautiful basil in just a few quick steps.
This keto cauliflower pizza recipe is as simple as it is delicious. Top your homemade cauliflower pizza crust with fresh veggies, Primal Kitchen® Vegan Ranch, Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil, Primal Kitchen California Extra Virgin Avocado Oil, and an ooey-gooey layer of mozzarella cheese.
Even though frozen cauliflower pizza crust is becoming ubiquitous at most grocery stores, pizza dough always tastes best when it’s fresh from the oven. This cauliflower pizza crust recipe is surprisingly simple and has a restaurant-quality taste: especially when paired with fresh pesto pizza toppings like broccolini and tomatoes.
Kicking a comfort food go-to like pizza can be a major challenge when tackling Keto. This cauliflower pizza crust is Keto friendly, so you can keep your favorite Friday night dinner in the rotation.
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Keto Cauliflower Pizza Recipe
Pesto Keto Cauliflower Pizza
Ingredients
For the pizza crust…
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 tablespoon Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil
For the avocado oil pesto…
- 2 cups fresh basil
- 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2/3 cup Primal Kitchen Extra Virgin Avocado Oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Toppings
- 4 plum tomatoes, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup broccolini
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (full fat!)
- 2 tablespoons Primal Kitchen Vegan Ranch
Optional: Top with red pepper flakes
Instructions
For the cauliflower pizza crust...
- Pulse the cauliflower in food processor until it turns into rice.
- Squeeze the riced cauliflower through a cheese cloth or dish towel to remove excess moisture.
- Place the cauliflower and coconut flour into a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and spices until you’ve created a uniform liquid.
- Combine the eggs and spices with the cauliflower and coconut flour, and knead the mixture into a smooth dough.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and roll out the cauliflower dough into an even, circular crust about 1/2 inch thick. Brush the crust with Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil.
- Bake the crust at 400ºF for 30 minutes.
For the Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil pesto...
- Add the basil leaves, parmesan cheese, pine nuts, garlic cloves, Primal Kitchen® Extra Virgin Avocado Oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the food processor.
- Blend the ingredients until smooth.
Topping the pizza...
- Slice the tomatoes thinly.
- Cut the broccolini into pieces.
- Slice the full-fat mozzarella cheese into even pieces.
- Spread the pesto over the pizza crust in a thick, delicious layer.
- Artfully layer veggies and cheese on top of the pesto.
- Add a few thick lines of Primal Kitchen Vegan Ranch.
- Finish off with red pepper flakes, a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and light drizzle of Primal Kitchen Extra Virgin Avocado Oil, if desired.
- Pop the pizza in the oven for another 6-7 minutes at 400ºF, or until the veggies are tender.
- Enjoy!
Nutritional info (per serving):
Calories: 465
Carbs: 18 grams
Net Carbs: 10 grams
Fat: 40 grams
Protein: 12.6 grams
Nutritional information calculated with Cronometer.
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