Pizza is life! ?? OK maybe not quite life but it sure does taste good! I struggle staying on track whenever we go out for pizza - eating just one or two slices when you have a whole pie in front of you is hard! So I came up with this super macro friendly version of a California Pizza Kitchen fave. Hope you like it!
Servings 2slices (i.e. half a pizza is one serving)
Calories 345kcal
Ingredients
Pizza Crust
2lbscauliflower florets
1largeegg
1tspdried oregano or Italian seasoning
pinchof salt
1/2cupMateos salsatopping
1/3largered pepper slicedtopping
Chicken
Chipotle spice seasoning
2.5ozchicken
Crema (optional)
1tbsplime juice
2tbspfresh cilantro
2tbspsour cream
Black Bean-Corn salsa
2tbspfresh salsa
1/4cupblack beans
1/4cupsweet corn
1/4cupfinely chopped red onion
1/2tbspolive oil
1/4tspground cumin
Instructions
Pizza Crust
Start off by making your pizza crust. Preheat your oven to 400ºF. Steam your cauliflower florets for 3-4 minutes and then pulse in your food processor until you have a rice-like consistency.
Transfer the cauliflower rice into a cheesecloth or nut milk bag/all-purpose strainer. As you wring out the bag, quite a lot of liquid will draw from the cauliflower, leaving you with dry cauliflower pulp.
Pour the pulp into a mixing bowl and mix in the egg, salt and oregano.
Once combined well, take your mixture and smooth it out on to your pizza pan or non-stick baking sheet, shaping the crust into a pizza shape.
Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes or until the top is dry and golden. Remove from the oven and carefully flip your pizza, returning to the over for a further 10 minutes.
Black Bean Salsa, Chicken & Crema
Whilst your cauliflower crust is cooking you can prepare black bean-corn salsa, chicken and crema.
Prepare the chicken by cutting it into long thin strips and coating it in chipotle spices.
Heat a little bit of oil in a non-stick pan (or use olive oil cooking spray) and gently fry on a medium heat for 10 minutes or until browned and cooked all the way through. Set your chicken to one-side.
Make your black bean-corn salsa by simply combining all ingredients in a bowl. Do the same in a separate bowl for the crema.
Make your Pizza
Take your pizza crust and spread the 1/2 cup of salsa evenly over the base. Add the sliced peppers, chicken and the black bean-corn salsa and return to the oven for 10 minutes (you may wish to add cheese at this point). To serve, garnish with some chopped cilantro and drizzle with your lime crema.