The cauliflower pizzaiola is a simple, quick, and especially tasty second course. An alternative way to present cauliflower at the table. Short on time, no dinner ideas? The cauliflower pizzaiola is perfect. Just slice it and bake it, then season it like a pizza and it’s ready to enjoy. Delicious!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2/4 people
- Cooking methods: Oven, Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower
- 3.5 oz breadcrumbs (approximately)
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 5.3 oz pizza mozzarella
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
Tools
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Kitchen Knife
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Pastry Brush
- 1 Baking Tray
- 1 Reusable Baking Paper Sheet
Steps
Remove the outer leaves of the cauliflower, wash it under running water, dry it, and cut it into slices about half an inch thick. Brush the slices with extra virgin olive oil on both sides and coat them in breadcrumbs, pressing well to make the breadcrumbs stick. Place the cauliflower slices on a baking tray lined with the appropriate reusable mat or baking paper and bake at 356 °F in convection mode for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, season the tomato sauce with two tablespoons of oil and a pinch of salt according to your taste. When the cauliflower is ready, spread the tomato sauce over the slices, add grated or julienned pizza mozzarella, and bake again for five minutes. Serve the cauliflower pizzaiola piping hot.
Notes
If you like, you can flavor the breadcrumbs with parmesan, paprika, parsley, garlic powder, oregano.
