Garlicky White Pizza with Cauliflower & Kale
- 2 cups Cauliflower Florets, Thinly Sliced
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided
- 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt, Divided
- 6 cloves Garlic (very Finely Minced)
- 3 cups Chopped Raw Kale
- Flour And Cornmeal, For Your Work Surface
- 1 whole Batch Of Pizza Dough, Your Favorite Recipe Or Store Bought, Enough For 2 Medium To Large Pizzas
- 8 ounces, weight Part Skim Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, Divided
- 4 ounces, weight Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- 1 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Put your pizza stone (if using) into the cold oven before preheating it.
- This will allow your pizza stone to get nice and hot.
- Toss the cauliflower in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
- Lay it out in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the kosher salt.
- Roast the cauliflower for about 10 minutes, turning the pieces over with a spatula halfway through.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven and set it aside.
- While the cauliflower is roasting, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add the garlic and cook for about a minute.
- Let it turn a toasty brown but be careful not to burn it.
- Turn the heat on the burner to low and just let the oil soak up some of the garlic flavor for another minute.
- Scrape the garlic and oil into a small saucer or ramekin and set aside.
- Add the kale to the oily skillet (if theres not enough room cook it down a cup at a time).
- Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the kosher salt, and cook over medium high heat until its wilted.
- Bring the oven temperature up to 450 F.
- Lightly flour a clean work surface (such as a cutting board or a pizza peel).
- Toss a bit of cornmeal onto the flour.
- Split your dough into two equal sized pieces and set one aside.
- Stretch the pizza dough into your desired shape.
- Make sure not to press it down into the flour/cornmeal.
- You want it to rest on top of the cornmeal so that your pizza slides easily into the oven.
- I learned this the hard way.
- More than once.
- Spoon or brush half of the garlic and oil over the crust, all the way to the edges.
- Spread half of the cooked kale over that.
- Sprinkle half of the mozzarella cheese over the garlic and kale.
- Lay half of the cauliflower over the cheese, sprinkle with half of the shaved Parmesan, and then sprinkle with half of the crushed red pepper.
- Take your pizza (on the pizza peel) over to the oven, open the oven and carefully slide the pizza onto the pizza stone.
- Bake for about 8 minutes, or to desired level of crisp.
- I like my crust to be chewy and crispy.
- Repeat the assembly/baking procedure for the second crust.
- *Note: I used One-Hour Whole Wheat Pizza Dough from Averie Cooks for this recipe.
- You can use your favorite recipe or purchase pre-made, but I love her recipe.
- You should try it.
cauliflower, olive oil, kosher salt, garlic, flour, batch, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, red pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/garlicky-white-pizza-with-cauliflower-kale/ (may not work)