So my husband and I have decided to go on a diet. A low carbohydrate diet. We really started yesterday, with grilled pork ribs and a salad, but since today is Saturday I decided to make something a little more special. I have done this low carb thing before and the weight loss was incredible. The only big hump to get over is the two first weeks in which your body just craves all kinds of fast carbohydrates like pasta bread and rice etc,- Once your over those 10 first days it's all worth it and you can find yourself saying no to sweets and white foods very easily. It's these first 10 days we will have to set our minds to firmly and stick to the plan. Since eliminating all carbohidrates is so hard at first I though we would start with something that would encourage us to try more vegetables and this was definitely a big positive hit. I made PIZZA, but just not any pizza, it's a cauliflower crust pizza- and you will not believe how it doesn't taste like cauliflower at all- The remaining ingredients to put on the top are equally as important as well. I decided to go with strong cheese, Asiago and some mozzarella for good melting. I caramelized onions and aded just a touch of bacon to pop the flavor of salt.Tomatoes and mushrooms for fun colors and after baking the crust I broiled the pizza again with all the toppings, this was incredibly good- I highly recommend it- It take a bit of time but as I read it you can make the dough ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator for about a week. I would consider making a whole bunch of dough and freezing sealed tight, to save time on your next pizza. Here are some pictures- first the "ricing" of the cauliflower in the food processor. This is a new term for me, but it was not that dificult. I did it in small amounts because I have a small machine but the final product kind of looks like couscous. I found this recipie so delicious and really not that hard to make- if you can plan ahead for the second time. So now my dough is ready for next week and now I know something very heathy to make and looks just as the regular pizza, but I swear this one tastes so much better. I'm sharing some pictures of this pizza with you- Next time I will post some of my crafting work- I have a big event coming up so I have been pretty bussy making more stuff to sell- I need to have a full booth of products. and with this blog thing I need just to remember to take pictures and notes.
This is the recipe site for all who would like to try it:
http://www.eat-drink-smile.com/2011/04/cauliflower-crust-pizza.html